Does Foyles pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Foyles employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Foyles. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Foyles?

39% of Foyles employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Foyles 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Foyles?

Bookseller (16) , Designer (2) , Sales Assistant (2) , Senior Bookseller (2)

What are the pros of working at Foyles according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 5 reviews)); "Free books" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Foyles according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay" ((in 6 reviews)); "Really bad hours during Christmas" ((in 3 reviews)); "Low salaries across the board" ((in 3 reviews))

Foyles Reviews

3.1

39% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)

Sam Husain

7% approve of CEO

4% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (32 reviews)

Foyles has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Foyles employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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32 reviews

2.0

22 Oct 2022

Waterstones is the Wetherspoons of bookselling

Bookseller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Really amazing staff given the stuff we all have to put up with everyone has a fantastic personality and great senses of humour. Good discount, access to lots of free books.

Cons

Continuously poor communication. Information given in interview turned out to be lies. Pay check has been low twice due to hours not being reported. Hours cut with no warning. This job has given me more anxiety than any customer service role I’ve had in my working life.

2.0

8 Dec 2021

Do not recommend

Bookseller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Working with like minded people and books

Cons

Unsocial hours, zero flexibility (although you are asked to be flexible yourself about your rota, tasks, etc…), very low pay (not a pay rise other than legally required ones in 3 years, very little holidays, toxic culture, very little women promoted

2.0

12 Oct 2021

Lack of protection to employees

Bookseller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

If you love books and other like-minded readers!

Cons

We had several quite dangerous incidents, once where my personal effects were stolen and also being confronted with dangerous individuals. There was a lack of follow up or care from the higher up - they made no changes after these incidents. We were constantly left on our own with no backup on the floor.

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