Debenhams

...of the 2nd floor of Debenhams on Oxford Street, London. The departments were Home wares, Textiles, Cook shop, Soft Furnishings, Electrical, Restaurant and overseeing a variety of concessions. I had a staff level of roughly 240, the store staff level was roughly 1400. I am a white British man, and on my floor was certainly in the minority. Having had somewhat a sheltered life and spending most of which in the West Country a whole encountering a variety ...
...the different layers of the Debenhams cake were unrolled to me; I was invited into more important circles. Then one day I was bought into the world of internal investigations. In Debenhams if a member of staff was involved in a disciplinary issue it was dealt with in the following ways:- If the member of staff was of sales assistant or supervisor level, the investigation would be carried out by a manager from another floor. If it was a senior management ...

sghawken 15.11.2005 · Read full review
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...Jane Norman, a concession within Debenhams and this was the best place to post it. I actually thought Debenhams was probably a well run store, the pay was a bit low and I was hoping to apply for Debenhams when I left JN... Anyway just wanted to clear that up and warn off any young girls of taking a Saturday job in Jane Norman just because it's trendy as it's honestly one of the WORST places to work. If your lucky like me and worked in A Debenhams, ...
...SECONDLY on Mega Days that Debenhams had, Jane Norman participated too. This is not mentioned in your contract at all about working lates, till midnight so for one you shouldn't have to do it and secondly there was no increase in pay for staying to so a midnight shift. They just offered you some seedy minicab to get in, not even a proper black cab! I heard that Debenhams staff got extra pay and I think JN and ALL the concessions should have done ...

luckyduke 18.07.2006 · Read full review
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Debenhams happily hired me for my first proper job as a 6th (last year in England) year school pupil this Christmas as a Gift Advisor with a 12hr/week contract; my primary task being to advise the public and be of bubbly assistance. It was really quite good job - it wasn't overly stressful and the people I worked with were brilliant. I asked a fellow employee what their opinion of Debenhams was and she responded "Never can you work in a place and ...
...breaks, a really quite stingy Debenhams approach. The changing rooms were quite unsafe and really too small with quite puny lockers. On the shopfloor, the 6 leveled Glasgow Debenhams, the 2nd most profitable in the UK, created an absolutely fantastic atmosphere especially when a visit to the stockroom for goods was made. I worked as an advisor on either the Men's Gifts or Children's Gifts but it wasn't all that it said on the tin; There was a quite ...

Blobz 10.01.2006 · Read full review
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...Got a Wedding planned? Well Debenhams offer a wedding Service. From Bridal wear, to gift lists, they are able to help you with every aspect. With the gift, you can also have them delivered at a certain date, instead of all the hassle of carrying tit all around. This is also a Bonus if your honeymoon is straight after your wedding. Another good thing about the store is, there are always sales going on throughout the year, where you can make great ...
...*When you pay with your Debenhams Card When you qualify for a Gold Card, you get access to a 'Gold Card Lounge' which provides you with seating, lockers for your purchases etc. This is comfortable area when you can relax when you have been shopping for several hours. Want some help with clothes for an Interview, looking for that Perfect Dress? Some of the Debenhams Stores across the Country have 'Personal Shoppers'. These clever members of Staff ...

sideweaver 02.06.2005 · Read full review
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...order an expensive watch through Debenhams online during their supposed great 25% discount weekend - but never again! They rejected my order after 7 days so i missed the discount (very convenient!). Then calling to complain customer services told me that i couldn't purchase the product online as my order would be rejected again and refused to tell me why due to security reasons. Having checked with my bank (obvioulsy concerned) they confirmed my ...
...a £400 gift – obviously Debenhams is so big now it doesn’t need my custom!!! I have since written an email to Debenhams (almost a week ago might i add) and i haven't has as much as a "thank you, we are dealing with your issue" email. Debenhams you really need to get your act together! ...

Angryshopper100 01.12.2009 · Read full review
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Last August 2002, my best friend Ruth was getting married to her now husband Graham. They had selected Debehams to be the place where they would ask people to buy their wedding presents. Therefore they went down to the store in Belfast and devised a wedding gift list with the help of the staff. When my sister and myself were going down to choose something from the list, we found it extremely easy to bring up their list from the wedding gift computer. ...
...what was still left on the list, therefore we would not be buying them a gift that someone else had purchased. I decided to purchase from their list a lovely vase and my sister decided to buy them a Chinese set of dishes. However when we proceeded to collect and pay for them, one of the items my sister was buying them was out of stock, and she would have to wait for it to come back into stock. Well since the wedding was only 1 week away she did not ...

TrisheyWishey 24.02.2003 · Read full review
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