Primark reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(12,162 total reviews)
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Eoin Tonge

60% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Primark has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 12,162 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Primark employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Vendita al dettaglio e all'ingrosso industry (3.5 stars).

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12K reviews
3.0
Oct 26, 2013

Friendly co workers , terrible hours

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The other people working in my floor were friendly and around my age Funny and friendly supervisor who understood my problems with the job Simple interview and willing to take me in with no experience

Cons

Poor contract hours that did not fit in with what I wanted and I wasn't allowed to change them and wasn't told them until it was too late. Expected to do a lot of overtime , only contracted for 8 hours at the weekend then told the day before that I was to do four hours overtime on the Saturday (which would increase as it got closer to the holidays) and work Sunday and fit in other commitments Not allowed to leave your section most of the time and this meant that I was bored for long periods of time as I was on a simple section that did not require me to be there most of the time. Only allowed to refill at certain times meaning there would be times when my section was empty yet I wasn't allowed to refill for another hour, just recover the barely filled shelves. Didn't know who to talk to be about problems such as handing in my notice in the end and couldn't find my supervisor half of the time to ask about when my break was or what I was supposed to be doing. Induction was poor as it was literally signing forms for two hours then a short tour if the shop.

3.0
Sep 25, 2013
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Pros

Healthy work environment with friendly work groups, flexible timings, supportive managers and a great exposure to people from all walks of life.

Cons

Shop floor recovery is worst and very frustrating at times esp. during Christmas and Easters. The tills never stop during busy hours. Low pay for retail operatives.

4.0
Sep 14, 2013

Sales assist

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexible good pay good working conditions

Cons

no room for promotion in the company

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