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• My mother always told me, work hard, and you'll get rewarded. Well, that's the case at shoppers. When you work you're way up, you'll be successful at anything you do! I know because I've been there, I worked through the crappy shifts, late nights, gossip, all, but I was always focused and have been rewarded for it. But it's tough sometimes, real tough. Retail isn't for everyone. You will work nights/weekends/holidays, but that's what comes with retail jobs. It's all in the game.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 14 October 2021 by Rater #996 | Comments (3) | Flag as inappropriate

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• Shoppers on St Clair Street in Chatham is a horrible store to work at. Management needs to be replaced as they are bullies and don’t know how to do their job compassionately or efficiently.
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  Posted on 17 November 2018 by Rater #994 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• no comment  

  Posted on 25 September 2018 by Rater #993 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• Pas à conseiller à personne...ouf...je me garde d'écrire ce que je pense de peur d'être méchant.....que de politique et d'un goût amère de la haute direction....quel déception monumental....  

  Posted on 11 April 2017 by Rater #991 | Comments (1) | Flag as inappropriate

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• i hate working in this place , i am ready to leave this Pharmaprix cavendish mall and find other job factory work is better than this one.  

  Posted on 15 November 2016 by Rater #990 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• Been working at shoppers for four years now and nothing to show for it.

  
  The first one, which I was the longest at, was obviously racist and sexist. The merchandisers were always male, and the cashiers always female. The only ones who got promoted were the ethnicity of the manager and associate.
  
  I knew more than most of my supervisors. I always had to explain things to them, and even sometimes the assistant managers. But despite me covering constantly and never calling in sick, they never promoted me because I wasn't the ethnicity preferred.
  
  Oh, and if you were a very dark customer and buying cosmetics, the cosmetician would follow you everywhere.
  
  In my last few years, the associate became incredibly paranoid, constantly spying on everyone with the cameras and asking employees to spy on others for him. He also made the cashiers write detailed forms on price accuracies and merchandisers detailed forms about whenever they found an empty box or packaging. People making overtime were promised that their extra hours would be paid on a week where they didn't make full hours. Whoever complained was terminated (not laid off) with the most feeble reasons, such as "not doing a good enough job."

  
  The next one, the cash manager was a nightmare. I was hired as supervisor, but I got only cash shifts, as she wasn't sure I was "ready" yet, despite my years of experience. During that month, I taught the supervisors more than they taught me. She was incredibly nitpicky, to the point of yelling at me when I didn't return a pen to the exact same place for the signout book. Also criticizing me for never doing stuff that she never told me to do, and then saying "supervisors should know to do it" when it was a cash shift.

  
  Suffice to say, Shoppers has serious managerial issues that need to be addressed. And unfortunately enough, this is a very common problem.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 7 November 2016 by Rater #989 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• Favouritism, unprofessional business practices, harassment by managers, unfair pay, exclusion, and lack of recognition are all some of the fine things you can expect when you get hired. Avoid at all costs, you will deeply regret working here.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 4 July 2016 by Rater #988 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• My mother always told me, work hard, and you'll get rewarded. Well, that's the case at shoppers. When you work you're way up, you'll be successful at anything you do! I know because I've been there, I worked through the crappy shifts, late nights, gossip, all, but I was always focused and have been rewarded for it. But it's tough sometimes, real tough. Retail isn't for everyone. You will work nights/weekends/holidays, but that's what comes with retail jobs. It's all in the game.
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  Posted on 8 May 2016 by Rater #987 | Comments (3) | Flag as inappropriate

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• Je travaille chez Pharmaprix depuis 2 ans. Je ne sais pas s'il est de même pour toutes le succursales, mais j'ai l'impression que l'endroit où je travaille est très mal géré. Les employés hauts placés sont méprisants et très rarement reconnaissants du travail effectué. De plus, ils nous incitent à rapporter les moindres faits et gestes de nos collègues (par exemple : si quelqu'un parle trop avec les clients ou avec ses collègues) ce qui amène à une mauvaise ambiance dans la pharmacie. Les employés se montent les uns contre les autres et la direction ne fait rien pour empêcher cela. De plus, les objectifs donnés par la compagnie sont irréalistes (adhésions de cartes optimum, courriel de clients, cartes de concours, etc.). J'ai l'impression que mon emploi consiste à achaler des clients. À chaque fois que je dois aller travailler, je me sens découragée et lâche. J'ai très hâte de me trouver un autre emploi.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 22 December 2015 by Rater #986 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• Job sucks
  No pay increases in the last 5 years
  The only one who makes any money I'd the ceo
  Everyone else is nothing
  I wish to hell I had somewhere else to go
  I regret the day I started to work for this company
  Corporate greed in its purest form
  I absolutely hate my job so much I can barely find the words to describe it   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 6 December 2015 by Rater #984 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• My mother always told me, work hard, and you'll get rewarded. Well, that's the case at shoppers. When you work you're way up, you'll be successful at anything you do! I know because I've been there, I worked through the crappy shifts, late nights, gossip, all, but I was always focused and have been rewarded for it. But it's tough sometimes, real tough. Retail isn't for everyone. You will work nights/weekends/holidays, but that's what comes with retail jobs. It's all in the game.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 22 July 2015 by Rater #980 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• Nothing in life is perfect, but so far as my years at SDM go I am perfectly happy. My associate is respectful of staff, easy to approach, and willing to listen. My FSM is also easy going and knowledgeable. I have always felt that my voice was heard, and I've been recognized for my hard work. I don't get involved in the pettiness that happens at every work place, and I keep a positive attitude. Sure, I'd love a higher pay, more vacation and better benefits ... but I don't suffer from that self entitled attitude that would make my job unbearable eventually. I am a FT cosmetic merch (3yrs with the company) and am very happy with my workplace   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 10 July 2015 by Rater #979 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• Shoppers has degraded over the years as great place to work for. In this economy, shoppers has succumbed to just looking at the bottom dollar. No value of employees anymore; just hands. Shoppers, with their 'new image' concepts; are weeding out the old people. They prefer young people as their 'young image' now. I really don't have a clue what they are looking for. New concept stores; youth employed. Umm; it't a fact that there's more aged population now. You know, CONSUMERS! Why don't they hire the older people who have years of retail experience to work in their stores. More reliable, more stable and more knowledgible. I, personally have walked into some Windsor locations, after seeing job vacancies filled. I see kids working there; along with a young manager!? I'm not at all impressed! Does shoppers drug mart promote and support age discrimination? Well, just go to your local shoppers drug mart and check things out. You go get your own viewpoint.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 7 July 2015 by Rater #978 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• This employer was so deceitful. I have never been so disappointed and disgusted in my life . Highly questionable practices and expectation to go along with it.  

  Posted on 23 June 2015 by Rater #977 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• I currently work at SDM as a pharmacy technician and I'm wondering of anyone else has experienced denial or roadblocks when they reached the platinum section of the training. This section comes with a 75 cent a. Hour pay increase and I'm thinking this has to do with my being denied. For the 3rd year in a row. My yearly performance reviews have all been stellar, hence my confusion. Please respond. Thanks.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 14 June 2015 by Rater #976 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• I currently am employed as a "supervisor" at one of the most poorly ran stores in alberta. Not only have I never had a review it took me getting into a verbal altercation with this store manager to get my wage bumped to $12.00 an hour. I have been in the retail industry for 12 years now and never have I ever seen things done in such a disrespectful manor as I have at my location. Our staff turn over is by far the most disturbing part of this when I first started two years ago they had an amazing group of people running the store with ease, none of which work for this terrible employer anymore. We were informed that we didn't have an HR department we could contact until I personally did some digging as im sure they were just trying to cover up all the bullshit that goes on. I'm sure many can relate to this amongst many other things such as unfair pay, unfair scheduling, undermining and disrespectful employers,no staff meeting/parties, no gratitude towards staff, employers not aware of who even works for them I could go on and on im sure. If your looking for a job at an SDM id suggest going else where before you get sucked into there poor managerial skills that aren't worth your time and energy   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 3 December 2014 by Rater #974 | Comments (1) | Flag as inappropriate

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• Our Fsm also uses employees sick pay and berevement pay to pay employees when we have no more hours. He also tells us to punch out and come back to work . Yeah as if this is going to happen. SDM needs a union or to get in trouble with the Labour board for this to stop!   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 17 November 2014 by Rater #973 | Comments (2) | Flag as inappropriate

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• Is Mr. Folks around? Hey, your emails got leaked. About the one asking for your help. But I suppose you get lots of them that you just ignore, citing "independently owned and franchised." Get back to me, you know who I am. Or who we are rather.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 14 November 2014 by Rater #972 | Comments (1) | Flag as inappropriate

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• You want me to follow...CORE???? What happened to the R and why do the ones that need to follow it the most get away with being without all together.. TG the proplem leaves for 3 weeks today.. We can all breathe and not go home stressed...bullied and hurt..I have been at other stores and no one woulld get away with this the only reason lack of R is still there is no staff and no one wants the job to work with that..   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 4 August 2014 by Rater #971 | Comments (1) | Flag as inappropriate

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• Let go on the cusp of my 3 month probation period. Demanded a valid reason and was not supplied with one. I got on well with everyone (except 1 supervisor whom I suspect is the reason behind this). Never had a customer complaint, in fact it was mainly compliments. Guess the customer satisfaction doesn't mean much anymore.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 16 July 2014 by Rater #970 | Comments (3) | Flag as inappropriate

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