Does PoundStretcher pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, PoundStretcher employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at PoundStretcher. This rating has improved by 14% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at PoundStretcher?

33% of PoundStretcher employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated PoundStretcher 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PoundStretcher?

Sales Assistant (86) , Store Manager (43) , Sales Associate (17) , Deputy Manager (16) , Retail Assistant (16) , Customer Assistant (13) , Retail Sales Assistant (13) , Manager (9) , Shop Assistant (7) , Cashier (6) , General Sales Assistant (6) , Retail Sales Associate (6) , Customer Service (5) , Sales (5) , Area Manager (4)

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

"other staff friendly for most part" ((in 22 reviews)); "The colleagues and community are good" ((in 19 reviews)); "People are great" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good working environment and atmosphere" ((in 6 reviews)); "flexible working hours" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Poor management starting at the very top." ((in 39 reviews)); "Badly run business heavy deliveries and low pay long working hours I hated every day of work." ((in 27 reviews)); "Heavy work and long hours" ((in 27 reviews)); "I worked for the company for 2 and a half years, I served under several different managers over that time and none were any good at their job." ((in 19 reviews)); "Payment is minimum wage (sometime not worth the hours you would work)" ((in 14 reviews))

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PoundStretcher Reviews

2.9

33% would recommend to a friend

(377 total reviews)

Richard Kirk

22% approve of CEO

19% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.0

Diversity and inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Culture and values

2.5

Senior management

2.4

Career opportunities

PoundStretcher has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 377 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The PoundStretcher employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

377 reviews

2.0

18 June 2026

Colleagues are nice, but management shows favoritism

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice colleagues most of them

Cons

Management is shocking clear favouritism no respect for staff takes future shifts off you if your poorly passive aggressive behaviour

1.0

28 May 2026

Toxic environment with low pay and harassment

Retail store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

None worst company I have ever worked for

Cons

Low pay, constant harressment from the area manager, no support, staff pushed to work more for no recognition

4.0

15 May 2026

Was a long time ago. 24 years ago. Approximately 2002

Sales assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good place to work for a bit of extra money.

Cons

Bit of a personal reputation killer. Saying to your mates you work at Poundstretchers.

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