Dobbies Reviews

Let me start off by saying I used to love working for Dobbies but over the last year it has got worse and worse to the point where the majority of the workforce are ready to walk out. It is quite apparent that Dobbies do not care about their employees. Staff are overworked, underpaid and under appreciated for the work they are doing with no recognition or opportunities for promotions. The stores are running on skeleton staff as the staff that have left are not being replaced, there are no budgets for christmas temps. Management are incompetent and lazy, when you bring up any problems with them they brush it off and hope it gets forgotten about. The new team at head office haven’t got a clue and set unrealistic goals / targets as well as planning more and more events, constantly moving the goal post at short notice. The new regional manager is rude and inexperienced and has only been hired because he is friends with the CEO.

Everything. Head office are useless and have no clue what they're doing. They're hiring all staff from wyevale, is that really a good move, hiring staff from a failing business. The staff coming from wyevale are managment staff and are extremely rude and hostile. The attitude of our manager stinks. The food is terrible and over priced, I would't even feed it to a stray. I'm ashamed to tell people where I work. The pay is disgusting for the work you are expected to do. Overtime, long hours, no breaks are also expected with no thanks being given. Staff turnover has gone from high to extremely high, even the new staff that come here don't stay long. It's well know in the area for having poor staff treatment. Stop hiring Wyevale staff you idiots. Look after the staff you have and they will look after your company. unless you are extremely desperate for a job I would stay far away from Dobbies.