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    Argos Reviews

    Updated 19 August 2018
    696 reviews

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    Pros

    • "The staff discount and benefits are fantastic" (in 38 reviews)

    • "very flexible hours for student life" (in 37 reviews)

    Cons

    • "No real health and safety training" (in 12 reviews)

    • "A full time contract with Argos is as rare as a hen's tooth, although they expect you to work full time hours at a drop of a hat if they need you to" (in 21 reviews)

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    1. "Love it!"

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      Current Employee - Pediatrician in Manchester City Centre, England
      Current Employee - Pediatrician in Manchester City Centre, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Argos full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      good service!!!! Very proud of argos my no.1 store

      Cons

      There is no cons because the store is amazzing!!!!

      Advice to Management

      You guys keep it up! i spoke to katie from the team she is so polite..

    2. "Customer Service Adviser"

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      Former Employee - Customer Service Representative in London, England
      Former Employee - Customer Service Representative in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Argos full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      GREAT WORKING ENVIRONMENT
      Opportunity to learn a lot and develop, as well as going up in the company.
      really fun

      Cons

      No cons at all. I really loved working at argos

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    3. "Probably the best large call centre to work in"

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      Current Employee - Inbound Customer Service Agent in Widnes, England
      Current Employee - Inbound Customer Service Agent in Widnes, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Argos full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      They treat you as a real person, not just a battery chicken. They're willing to adjust your shifts if necessary. They listen to you.

      Cons

      For the first six months you'll be on 30hrs/wk and it doesn't pay the bills. Need more hours. Shifts are erratic, anywhere between 7am and 10pm - you definitely need a diary!

      Advice to Management

      Carry on acknowledging that your staff are individual human beings - it's rare in the call-centre world.

    4. "Almost perfect"

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      Current Employee - Team Lead in London, England
      Current Employee - Team Lead in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Argos full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Flexible working hours and WFH, amazing team, fun/interesting projects, nice office environment, good benefits

      Cons

      Slow Wifi / no connected ports, HR is a bit of a mess, no connected printers, more cleaning staff needed. Not a lot of recruitment initiative or events sponsored by the company to entice new hires.

      Advice to Management

      Sort HR and on-boarding processes out. Invest money into recruitment and PR to get onto the top 100 Best Place to Work List. Hard to recruit and retain good talent.

    5. "Almost Perfect"

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      Current Employee - Team Leader in London, England
      Current Employee - Team Leader in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Argos full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Flexible / Remote working, great work-life balance, amazing people, good benefits, nice office environment, standing desks, interesting and engaging work, UX Research Team in-house, good benefits

      Cons

      Poor Wifi, HR/On-boarding very disorganised, not a lot of people support where HR is concerned, printing is difficult, need better kitchen cleaning, little recruitment support or process. Not a lot of training/classes or conferences paid or or participated in, doesn't feel part of the tech community.

      Advice to Management

      Sort HR out and roll out processes, procedures, on-boarding and proper support. Invest in retaining and procuring talent, take part in industry events, more money to develop staff and help them grow. Work on talent retention.

    6. "Customer Advisor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Argos part-time

      Pros

      nice environment. friendly atmosphere. when you get regulars that recognise you it's nice.

      Cons

      the small contract hours but that depends on your lifestyle...

    7. "life at argos"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Argos part-time

      Pros

      nothing complicated working here. good hours.

      Cons

      they pay very little for under 21's

    8. "Your Good To Go"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Argos part-time

      Pros

      I have been working at Argos for just under a year, the working environment is ok,

      Cons

      Becoming a driver is a a bit of a risky business wants you are in an RTA or third party you could say goodbye to your driving career - depending on circumstances, with regards to the store the shifts are all over place,

      Also there is some pressure to seek financial services, like cards and care you have to keep changing up your offers to try and make the sell, you will get no Commision for this but it will give the store extra minutes to make up hours so more cards and pc you sell the more hours your store gets to dish out,

      Advice to Management

      Less pressure on staff, maybe a pay rise would be better to make it in line with Sainsburys colleagues. There is not much progression if you do all the courses your looking at being a manager in about 5-10 years this is just a example

    9. "Not a team environment"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at Argos full-time

      Pros

      Decent pay, but not much else to say

      Cons

      Lack of support, lack of team working, some poor managers in place.

      Advice to Management

      360 feedback should happen for management

    10. "Great"

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      Current Employee - Sales Advisor - Full Time in Oxford, England
      Current Employee - Sales Advisor - Full Time in Oxford, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Argos full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great team. Feel welcome. People are nice

      Cons

      Long hour. Low pay. Sometimes monotonous

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