In addition to the supermarkets, which we are so accustomed to, another format of stores is gaining popularity - the so-called “home market”. It is a cross between a large retail chain and an ordinary store. Moreover, prices at such points are usually higher than in large retail chains, and the level of service is better than the same traditional “Soviet grocery” ones.
Today we’ll talk just about such a network of “markets at home”. It is called "Magnolia." Employee reviews about these stores will help us find out how it works here, how difficult it is to get settled, and how simple staff ultimately feel themselves.
About company
To begin with, “Magnolia” is about 150 stores all over Moscow and Moscow Region, which are located in sleeping areas and near large residential buildings in order to provide services in the immediate vicinity. Shops are typical mini-format supermarkets: they provide a fairly wide range of products but, taking into account the economy of space on layouts, in a somewhat truncated assortment. And of course, the orientation of the chain stores is aimed at providing food and essential goods.
As the reviews show about Magnolia stores, the chain has a lot of advantages. This is also the fact that here you can buy ready-made fresh dishes in the case when there is no strength to cook something yourself; and the fact that the shops are open around the clock, which means you can buy the necessary products even in the middle of the night.
Field of activity and vacancies
In the framework of this article, we are interested in the issue of working at ZAO Magnolia. Employee reviews are what will help us better clarify this issue. Recall that Magnolia is a network of convenience stores. Accordingly, the vacancies here are the same as in all supermarkets - the personnel involved in organizing the activities of the company; people engaged in work in the hall; cooks and those who work in the kitchen; as well as security and cashiers. As a temporary activity and additional earnings, employment in the trading floor can be considered - students are most often arranged here. As for other vacancies, the change of personnel is less active on them - and this is proved by the reviews of employees left about the Magnolia chain of stores.
However, more complete information about vacancies can be found in job advertisements or on the official portal of the network. It also contains information about the requirements for a person who wants to get a job.
Official information speaks about the benefits that a job at Magnolia has. We will give feedback from employees later, but for now we’ll indicate what advantages the organizers offer in this company. These are such as: providing uniforms, free meals for staff, the ability to choose a store located as close as possible to your place of residence. Also, those who get a job at Magnolia are offered bonus cards with discounts on purchases, the opportunity to grow up the career ladder, for nonresidents - to settle in a free hostel. And of course, those who want to get an office are offered social protection, stable income and a guarantee, and those interested in working on other vacancies (in the hall, cashier, promoters on the street) - the opportunity to earn without burdening with schedules and shifts, the prospect of increasing income . Let us try to analyze some of these statements in order to understand how true they are and whether the employees' opinions about Magnolia coincide with them.
Location
So, with regard to the place of work, the company is doing very well with this. Since this is a fairly extensive network of supermarkets, anyone who wants to get here can find a retail outlet near their place of residence. Due to this, the employee simplifies the question of the way home and to work, as well as reduced transportation costs; there is more free time. This is definitely a plus that every Magnolia store boasts. Employee reviews indicate the same thing - the ability to choose the place where you will work is very important.
How to get settled?
To get to work at Magnolia, as elsewhere, you must go through an interview. This may take about an hour of your time - you just need to visit one of the centers for working with personnel and wait until they call you. Further, company managers will begin to ask you questions about where they worked before, whether you have any experience, how you will act in a given situation, if you get a job in one of the Magnolia chain stores. Employee reviews, in general, do not note anything supernatural at this interview, the only thing is that some complain about the carelessness of those who conduct the whole procedure or even outright indifference to the person who comes to get a job. Such reviews can be found a lot. It is possible that only a few consultants in the department responsible for human resources behave this way, but for this reason the opinion about the whole company is spoiled. In any case, if you reveal such an attitude towards yourself, do not be discouraged, let it remain on someone else's conscience. The main thing is to prove yourself with dignity and show your best.
How to pay?
Salaries cannot be called low here - the cashier is paid 25 thousand rubles a month, in addition there is a chance to get another 5 thousand premiums, if you show an example of exemplary work. On some vacancies you can achieve more, but the level of responsibility, respectively, is higher. As reported by the Magnolia store, reviews of employees who have already worked at the checkout, the main thing in this matter is to be on the alert. If a shortage of funds suddenly emerges, the cashier will be responsible for it independently. To prevent this from happening, you should always keep an eye on store visitors when you are away from work.
The same is required when working in any other position - at Magnolia, the team is responsible for everything that happens with the property of the company. But the attentiveness of the employee here is paid not only by salary, but also by bonuses.
Which team and bosses?
Regarding the guys working in the store, the reviews are most often positive. It just so happened - a person can easily find a common language with those who are with him "in the same boat." If you get a job in the trading room, here you will meet young people who are active, looking for part-time jobs, just like you. Plus, the same position on the career ladder - and you have new comrades who are ready to help in a particular situation.
The authorities here, as elsewhere, are treated badly. Many of the comments of those who have already worked at Magnolia or are continuing their career indicate the injustices on the part of the department heads, their inhuman attitude towards subordinates and, in general, the intolerance of their characters.
Working conditions
Labor in Magnolia stores (Moscow) is called difficult reviews by employees because of the busy schedule and the large number of duties that lie on any of them. We give an example similar to that already mentioned above: a person sitting at the checkout should monitor the goods, since he is responsible for the shortage. Therefore, the cashier, in addition to punching checks, must also demand that the guards watch the visitors, and he himself must pay attention to the visitors leaving the trading floor so that they can’t bear anything.
If you take any other position (for example, the person who makes the layout of the goods), then the situation will be similar. He needs to decompose a certain number of units of production in different departments, while at the same time he must still not forget about other functions. At the same time, all this is difficult to do, but it is precisely this pace that must be maintained throughout, in fact, the entire working day. Plus, the inconvenient form that Magnolia provides (employees say it is humiliating).
But here they feed. An employee can purchase any product in the amount of 65 rubles in order to eat independently. Again, on the site of reviews of work in the company, it is noted that this is enough for a light snack, and it is impossible to get enough of this money.
Attitude towards staff
An important factor in any company is a kind of “concern” for the employee, a human attitude to him. According to the company's management, an employee is the main value for them, since only with its help the store can achieve any success. However, in practice the situation is sometimes different.
This is not to say that in all stores the employee is treated badly and does not put him in anything, no. There are reviews that the heads of some departments or even store managers helped in certain situations when it was in their power. The human attitude of some leaders is present to a certain extent.
But there are also negative reviews. For example, how in stores they can be rude to communicate with subordinates, and even without any reason. There are reviews that refused to pay wages when an employee intended to quit. The store management found a formal reason to dismiss the employee without payment.
In general, as elsewhere, there is no certainty. Sometimes in the Magnolia network there is injustice and misunderstanding between some employees, and sometimes vice versa - positive examples of interaction based on kindness, respect and mutual understanding.
Benefits
So, we found out some information about working in the Magnolia market chain, both based on reviews and presented on the company's official website. It is time to structure them.
First of all, the main plus is that it is possible to earn. If you need money and have a desire to work, you will be settled here, given the opportunity to learn, try and grow. This is unconditional. The second is a convenient territorial location. Due to the large network of stores Magnolia can be found almost everywhere. There will be no problems with the road.
Various bonuses like bonuses or free dinners for 65 rubles are, of course, nice, but not so significant.
disadvantages
There are also negative aspects of work at Magnolia, these are: a high degree of responsibility on some vacancies; not quite comfortable uniform; possible misunderstandings with the personnel department and superiors.
No matter how many negative reviews there are, a huge number of people still work in stores. This means that anyone who is interested in this will find a way to adapt to the conditions that have arisen. Therefore, if you want to work, feel free to try your hand at Magnolia! Good luck!