Does Bargain Chemist pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bargain Chemist employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bargain Chemist. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bargain Chemist?

46% of Bargain Chemist employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bargain Chemist 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bargain Chemist?

Retail Assistant (14) , Pharmacist (7) , Pharmacy Assistant (3) , Retail Supervisor (3) , Sales Assistant (2)

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

"Friendly team, some are helpful." ((in 5 reviews)); "Staff brilliant, so lovely and helpful" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Awful management from individual stores and higher up, half of the team have left." ((in 5 reviews)); "notch, low pay for any role, mostly boring days with nothing to do, items get deleted without informing" ((in 5 reviews)); "No training is provided." ((in 5 reviews)); "The pay for retail assistants is minimum wage." ((in 4 reviews)); "Bad communication." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Bargain Chemist locations?

Christchurch , Auckland , Rolleston , Porirua , Hornby

Bargain Chemist reviews

3.1

46% would recommend to a friend

(46 total reviews)

45% positive business outlook

Bargain Chemist has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 46 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there.

Reviews by job title

46 reviews

1.0

Nov 30, 2025

Toxic workplace bullying, lacks leadership and accountability.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Assisting the customers and greater community

Cons

Toxic workplace bullying and manipulation, poor leadership and accountability from main office who are absent in addressing multiple staff concerns across multiple Christchurch stores.

1.0

Nov 14, 2025

Beyond toxic environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None that come to mind

Cons

Every aspect of working there was extremely disorganised. Different rules for different people. Toxic environment from leadership all the way down.

1.0

Nov 14, 2023

Don’t go here

Inwards goods store person

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the retail team are good people

Cons

Terrible management, head office are the worst. Pay is below average and they don’t give raises for skill or how long you’ve been there. manager is lazy and two faced. Do not work for this company unless you enjoy being used and not cared about. You also most likely won’t get the sales incentive as they purposefully set the bar just out of reach.

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