Dunnes staff want better working conditions

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1. That can’t be right. Surely?

   For 4 adults and one toddler – I spend about 120 a week and then maybe 20-30 on topups. Like surely no one is spending 1k a month.

2. I would genuinely struggle trying to buy groceries above €120 a week and we eat very well.

   Unless you’re talking about including copious amounts of alcohol, their figures seem bizarre.

3. Quote from the cashier; “I happen to be one of the few full-time workers in the store, I’m guaranteed 39 hours per week. In this day and age unfortunately that is rare, we’re currently working in what is basically a gig economy”.

   That’s the real problem. Not how much they’re allowed to buy at a discount.

4. Likely that they’re letting other family/friends members use their staff discount for the weekly shop

5. Dunnes are an absolute disgrace. I’ve know personally how abusive they are too staff. Like people could be there decades and not even get a cake when leaving.

   However 1000 quid limit to purchasing groceries with a 20% reduction is very good. You’d want a gargantuan family to spend that much a month.

6. Staff in Lidl doesn’t get any discounts. I wonder how is SuperValu?

7. Since time immemorial dunces staff have been wanting better conditions

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9. Say nothing bad about the Dunnes stores, because they remember like elephants and threaten advertising spend

10. I don’t know any company with a manager tier as consistently horrible as Dunnes. And it’s that consistent that I know by the time I hit “Add Comment” somebody else will have remarked on it, there’s a culture of arseholeness baked into that company since time immemorial, and it seems to be in every branch, so it can’t be coincidence.

    I wasn’t abused as much in boot camp as I’ve seen cashiers get in Dunnes. Whatever they’re paid isn’t enough to be putting up with it.

11. Dunnes are infamous for not paying contractors whether it be building works etc. and have also been accused of delaying in paying smaller suppliers with the hopes they will be forced to take a compromised deal or sell up. And guess who goes buying if they have to sell up.

12. 2 adults, 2 kids under 4 in my house – I definitely hit 1000e a month in Dunnes.

13. Only thing I can think of with the €1000 is if you’re buying clothes and homewares as well as groceries? For a family of 4, especially if you had small kids in nappies or someone on a restricted diet like gluten free then you might get there?

    Not saying it’s not stingy, but there’d be bigger issues I’d complain about before staff discount. Morale seems to always be mentioned, as well as low contracted hours.

14. The one in Balbriggan has a few winos on the tills that look like they actually need less money for alcohol.

15. But throw in a tv, some garden furniture, a lamp, some school uniforms, cushions, alcohol and you’d soon use up your €1K discount.

16. How the 1000 euro works is if you spent 100 you get 20 off , so then you only have 880 left of the 1000

17. If it’s Dunnes I would imagine they also buy clothing and houseware from Dunnes. If you are a full family I could see that going over 1000 some months, like at a certain point it is likely that nearly all spending by staff, outside of bills, would be done in store. Not all months but let’s say August and December for back to school and Christmas respectively l.

18. I never got any discount when I worked there.

19. That picture is exactly what id expect the dunnes worker looking for more to look like. The unions have constantly tread all over the younger workers to give a really cushy life to the older ones whove been there forever.