Does Poundland pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Poundland employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Poundland. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Poundland?

36% of Poundland employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Poundland 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Poundland?

Sales Assistant (314) , Store Manager (112) , Supervisor (83) , Sales Associate (55) , Assistant Manager (47) , Retail Assistant (31) , Manager (30) , Retail Sales Assistant (25) , Customer Assistant (22) , Cashier (21) , Warehouse Operative (18) , Store Assistant (17) , Retail Sales Associate (16) , Customer Service (15) , Shop Assistant (15)

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

"Friendly and wecoming staff on shop floor and I knew what was expected of me." ((in 82 reviews)); "Great people to work with and enjoyed working" ((in 63 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and make the day to day more enjoyable." ((in 58 reviews)); "Thanks and like good salary" ((in 18 reviews)); "Free life insurance is a good benefit." ((in 13 reviews))

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

"bad management from the top down." ((in 89 reviews)); "pay is low but not too bad" ((in 71 reviews)); "Long hours at times and can get very busy and messy" ((in 58 reviews)); "New store managers do not get trained" ((in 52 reviews)); "No training structure....When i first started i was given a 30minute induction then paired with another colleague for 2 hours." ((in 24 reviews))

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3.0

36% would recommend to a friend

(1,225 total reviews)

Austin Cooke

28% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

2.5

Work/Life balance

2.5

Compensation and benefits

Poundland has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,225 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Poundland 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Dec 26, 2025

Avoid

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Trail by fire- you will learn a lot of skills through necessity, but this will be self-taught as training is inadequate. You will then be undervalued.

Cons

High demands and expectations that are not reflected in remuneration. Lack of respect. Uninspired upper management. Lack of perks unless you are already overpaid.

3.0

Sep 8, 2025

Poundland

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Established company it’s been there a long time

Cons

Lots of overtime has to be worked

5.0

Jan 28, 2016

The best emploter i ever worked for . Good memories

Area business manager for london

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Poundland has given me the opportunity to express my ideas and get involved in major changes mainly since Jim McCarthy arrived in 2006 i have contributed to its success since 2002 to 2014 meanwhile i learned and shaped my skills there. It is a great company to work for especially working with wonderfull people in head office lead by Jom McCarthy who is really an idol for most of us.

Cons

As any company there are some minor things which to be improved but poundland still better than many big companies

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Jobs at Poundland

Antrim, Northern Ireland

£16 - £20 /hr

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