where is play.com?
my girlfriend needs to find it for an interview and they've said "cambridge business park" but where is it?
Published by at 10:32am on Mon 26th September 2005. Viewed 19,282 times.
It was actually quite hard to find, they *almost* managed to keep the information secret from Google.
Play.com,First Floor, Newton House, Cambridge Business Park, CB4 0WZ , Cambridge
I think... please don't hold me responsible if it's wrong though.
Wish you girlfriend good luck. Does she get a staff discount? ;-)
Published by chrishammi at 10:41am on Mon 26th September 2005.
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Published by Green Mind (not active) at 10:44am on Mon 26th September 2005.
hehe - I actually tried phoning you GM to ask - she's turned round and gone home now, so your advice is obviously spot on! The application was online with no address, some guy phoned and just said "cambridge business park", you'll find it! Gah.
Why on earth would google hide it?
Thanks v much, chrishammi
Published by at 10:58am on Mon 26th September 2005.
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Published by Green Mind (not active) at 11:13am on Mon 26th September 2005.
it is a crappy job working in that call centre but if you stick it out, apply for a buyers job and get over to the other office, life is sweet. took me 6 months and i couldn't be happier now. apart from earning a living from playing music, this is in my top 5 jobs i reckon. all the free music you want, gigs, award shows etc.
Published by harvey_dangerous at 11:19am on Mon 26th September 2005.
I was a music buyer at amazon.com for 6 months. that sounds fun... but all it really involved was buying huge quantities of albums from distributors. Its not like i got to listen to tunes and decide if they were good enough for amazon to stock them. amazon stock everything afterall...
i have heard working at play is a bit shocking tho. in the CS department anyway...
dealing with emails such as: "where's my copy of Chaz and Dave Knees-up Jamboree Bag volume 2? I ordered it all of 3 minutes ago etc..."
good luck to yer gf tho Jody!
Published by aerris at 11:26am on Mon 26th September 2005.
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Published by Green Mind (not active) at 12:08pm on Mon 26th September 2005.
it's real call centre stuff with ridiculous deadlines. Horrible work. Jules from Lounge, Mick from Broken Family Band, Do Not Conform have all worked there too and i'm sure they'll testify to it.
Ahem.
Published by crushingdeath at 12:53pm on Mon 26th September 2005.
"The queries about missing porn tend to be quite funny"
erm, excuse me. i ordered cum guzzling sluts and they haven't arrived
story of my life
Published by Saint Nick (not active) at 1:04pm on Mon 26th September 2005.
Nah, it's not that bad. Certainly not on the evening team. It's the easiest, most laid-back job she'll ever do. I get paid to do very little. Beautiful.
Working in the 'other' office would be preferable though. Yes.
Published by Do Not Conform at 1:10pm on Mon 26th September 2005.
The other office isn't all that hot either, more money but dour atmosphere by and large.
Published by crushingdeath at 1:16pm on Mon 26th September 2005.
I think she's given up the ghost, not what she wants to do anyway. thanks for all the advice peeps, I shall miss all your banter when I go non-pc in 2 weeks...
Published by at 1:29pm on Mon 26th September 2005.
You shouldn't have listened to it all. If you're on the evening team it's sweet.
Crushing Death; I keep getting your name coming up under 'notes' on peoples accounts. How long were you at Play? Where are you working now?
Published by Do Not Conform at 11:46am on Tue 27th September 2005.
I was there for about a year and a half in total, on and off. I'm temping now, and it's suuuuuuucks.
Published by crushingdeath at 12:16pm on Tue 27th September 2005.
The company are called Webworks Limited for Play.com
First Floor/Newton House/Cambridge Business Pk/Cowley Rd,
Cambridge
CB4 0WZ
Switch Board 01223 395395
There are people based all over including London
Hope this helps
Jacqueline
Published by Carlyle Research at 12:19pm on Wed 4th July 2007.
um...
Published by katemac at 12:22pm on Wed 4th July 2007.
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Published by bluebelle (not active) at 12:30pm on Wed 4th July 2007.
Thats very useful Carlyle Research, would have been more useful 2 years and 10 months ago but dont want to seem ungratful.
Published by theportland at 1:20pm on Wed 4th July 2007.
Weiiirrrrdddoooo.
Published by inthecompanyofus at 1:08am on Thu 5th July 2007.
does anyone know where play.com advertise vacancies? i can't find a website.
Published by Dancecrasher at 9:02pm on Mon 8th October 2007.
'does anyone know where play.com advertise vacancies?'
Without wishing to sound patronising you could try calling 01223 395395 & asking for HR. Used to be a girl called Debbie but don't think she's still there. Alternatively I believe Meridian recruitment on Regent Street used to do their recruiting & may well be doing so again so try calling them and asking for Katherine. They're all very helpful there in my experience.
Published by anthonymg at 12:25pm on Tue 9th October 2007.
we've got 4 buying jobs going here at Play - we're based on the Vision Park in Histon.
2 x Books buyers
1 x Music (campaign) buyer
1 x Assistant Games buyer
Give me a shout if anyone is interested!
Published by harvey_dangerous at 4:45pm on Thu 8th May 2008.
Do they have any incredibly well-paid part-time jobs (1 day a week?) that let you arse around on WAN and listen to good music?
Published by Jude 1 (not active) at 4:49pm on Thu 8th May 2008.
Nope!
Published by harvey_dangerous at 4:49pm on Thu 8th May 2008.
Gah. Is it REALLY too much to ask? REALLY?
Published by Jude 1 (not active) at 4:50pm on Thu 8th May 2008.
Do they have web jobs going as well? not that i'm looking, but have had 3 agencies on the phone to me today about a company that sounds very much like play to me... was just wondering if it was them
Published by alternation (not active) at 5:00pm on Thu 8th May 2008.
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Published by Janeyferr (not active) at 5:05pm on Thu 8th May 2008.
ooooh book buyer? that sounds interesting . . .
Published by Talullah at 5:08pm on Thu 8th May 2008.
james mate - i need to talk to you actually. about the stuff you mentioned back in april. i'll call/mail you in the morning but it might be good to meet for a drink
all the jobs are full time i'm afriad.
Published by harvey_dangerous at 5:08pm on Thu 8th May 2008.
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Published by Janeyferr (not active) at 5:09pm on Thu 8th May 2008.
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Published by Janeyferr (not active) at 5:09pm on Thu 8th May 2008.
Would actually be interested in getting a job spec for the book buyer post :)
Published by Talullah at 5:09pm on Thu 8th May 2008.
talullah - if you PM me, i can mail you back with the job spec
Published by harvey_dangerous at 5:10pm on Thu 8th May 2008.
done :)
Published by Talullah at 5:12pm on Thu 8th May 2008.
mick - that would be cool :-)
ps. your new site is starting to take shape... i'll send you a url soon :-)
Published by alternation (not active) at 5:24pm on Thu 8th May 2008.
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What other kinds of roles do Play have?
Published by MyCambridgeJobs at 4:21pm on Thu 10th July 2008.
I DJ'd their Xmas party last year - Huge Amounts Of Money were spent on that, I was one of the lowest paid at that party... raffle prizes included 42" plasma TV's and X-Box 360's.
A company that is Not Short Of A Bob Or Two, I feel. ;o)))
Published by pagan_flame at 8:31pm on Sun 13th July 2008.
damn... maybe I should have gone for that job there... !!!! ;o)
Published by TigerChris at 8:49pm on Sun 13th July 2008.
Ill make sure if get to next years party!
Published by MyCambridgeJobs at 2:30pm on Wed 16th July 2008.
hi i worked at play like 3 years ago does anyone knows gavin peck ?? he used to be my supervisor does anyone know his email address as i would like to contact him and see if theres any vacancies thanks
Published by gabrielle1928 at 7:26am on Thu 17th July 2008.
it would just be gavin.peck@play.com if hes still there i think
Published by MyCambridgeJobs at 1:08pm on Tue 29th July 2008.
Currently recruiting for Sales team leaders and Account managers Cambrige/London
CV's can be sent to alex.holden@procontact.co.uk / 02071834970
Published by holdenad909 at 11:35am on Tue 20th March 2012.
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