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    Primark Reviews

    Updated 18 October 2017
    1,293 reviews

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    Primark CEO Paul Marchant
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    389 Ratings

    1,293 Employee Reviews

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    • No staff discount which is offered by other similar companies (in 88 reviews)

    • No staff discount apart from 10% in Christmas (in 79 reviews)

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    1. "Sales Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Sales Assistant in West Thurrock, England
      Former Employee - Sales Assistant in West Thurrock, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Primark part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Friendly people and good overtime

      Cons

      Busy periods can be overwhelming

    2. "A Great Place For Part-time work"

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

      I worked at Primark part-time

      Pros

      There is a fun atmosphere with good management and a flexible overtime rota and Primark offers calming work.

      Cons

      My only con that I must say that I experienced at my time at Priamrk is that the pay is very low.

      Advice to Management

      I would seriously rethink the pay that you are giving employees as it is not nearly enough to live on.

    3. "amazing!"

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      Former Employee - Retail Sales Associate in London, England
      Former Employee - Retail Sales Associate in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Primark (More than a year)

      Pros

      ver friendly spirit always a joy to wrk there

      Cons

      nothing everything was vey good

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    4. "Decent retail assistant job"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Primark full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good people to work with, breaks are reasonable

      Cons

      Communication between departments lacking, slow to process any requests due to leave

    5. "Always busy and a fast paced environment"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Primark part-time

      Pros

      fast paced environment with a lot to help out with plus pay is good in central locations

      Cons

      very busy at times, especially during festive holidays

    6. "Good but busy"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Primark part-time

      Pros

      Management was really nice to me, always very friendly. It was a fast paced environment so there was always stuff to do, and the working day went quickly

      Cons

      very busy, making it hard to keep on top of things you're expected to do.

    7. "Overall a mostly positive experience"

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      Former Employee - Sales Assistant
      Former Employee - Sales Assistant
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Primark part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Lots of overtime available
      Other staff nice

      Cons

      Some managers a bit rude
      Very rigid in contracted hours

    8. "Good Weekend Job"

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      Current Employee - Retail Assistant
      Current Employee - Retail Assistant
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Primark part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      -Friendly staff
      -Plenty of available optional overtime
      -Manageable workload
      -Comfortable uniform

      Overall, a satisfying part time job ideal for students.

      Cons

      -No staff discount
      -Online staff portal is very basic and only really useful for booking time off or checking staff handbook

    9. "Working for Primark"

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      Former Employee - Retail Assistant in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
      Former Employee - Retail Assistant in Newcastle upon Tyne, England

      Pros

      -Amazing staff and managers
      -lots of overtime
      -always busy, not standing doing nothing
      -career advancements

      Cons

      -Might not be for everyone

    10. "Customer service"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Primark part-time

      Pros

      Fun and interesting lots of tasks taking places

      Cons

      Some time it get difficult but work better under stress

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