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
4.0
Nov 22, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As long as you're with good company and willing to take on responsibility, you can enjoy it. For example, moving on to Customer Services.

Cons

Work can be demeaning when you're cleaning up shops floors. Customers can be annoying but that comes with any job with customers. Work can get very busy and somewhat stressful.

4.0
Aug 16, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Safe company always expanding. No two days are the same, so constantly learing new things. ability to progress through the company.

Cons

company always expanding. No two days are the same, so constantly learing new things. ability to progress through the company.

3.0
Aug 16, 2012

Hectic!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As with any workplace, can make great friends, the people I worked with were lovely, there was a great sense of being in a team Pay is pretty decent, not amazing but more than lots of places Oppourtunities to move upwards within the company

Cons

Usually based in the same place all day, can get incredibly tedious and boring The customers in Primark respect it so much less than any other shop, the mess or 'dump' as primark like to call the unwanted items strewn all around the store, is insane, especially at busy times. I know one girl who was stationed at a knitwear table, folding jumpers all day and the customers made it so messy and she was just getting nowhere that she cried, right in the middle of the store. I don't know if this is the same with all stores, but where I worked I really didn't feel respected at all by the managers. One day when we were trying to get the knicker table perfect after the shop was closed, and there was literally like 20 staff members working on it, the deputy manager literally screamed at us all to stop talking and get on with it, even though we were working as fast as we could. As with any retail environment, there can be a lot of bitchiness, alienating and favouritism, particularly between the supervisors and managers. The store I worked at took over £100,000 over one weekend before christmas, all of the staff had worked so so hard that weekend, and we did get a thankyou from management, but that's it. Primark makes a lot of money and despite this, in order to maximise profits, the staff benefits are practically non-existent. It makes you feel very unappriciated, as you get no discount and no chance of a bonus.

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