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    Primark Reviews

    Updated 18 June 2018
    1,708 reviews

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    Primark CEO Paul Marchant
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    500 Ratings

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    • "No staff discount also younger workers paid less" (in 108 reviews)

    • "No discount for any of the items" (in 108 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Great to work for"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Primark part-time

      Pros

      Staff and management friendly.
      Regular Breaks
      Above minimum wage.
      overtime available

      Cons

      part time working every weekend.

      Advice to Management

      N/A

    2. "Lovely"

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      Former Employee - Sales Assistant in Marble Arch, England
      Former Employee - Sales Assistant in Marble Arch, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Everyone is friendly
      Lots of overtime so can customise hours weekly
      Can progress easily to supervisor role

      Cons

      Get really busy sometimes
      Some customers want too much from you

      Advice to Management

      Have better faith in employees especially when it comes to a customer complaint

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    3. "good job for students"

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      Current Employee - Sales Assistant in London, England
      Current Employee - Sales Assistant in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      flexible hours, friendly team, good pay for a student

      Cons

      outdated overtime system , lack of training

    4. "Sales Advisor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Good money for the job

      Cons

      No discount for any of the items

    5. "Primark was fun"

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

      I have been working at Primark part-time

      Pros

      Staff community is great and everyone is friendly and approachable.

      Cons

      Management are difficult to work with at times and customers are probably the hardest to work with in retail.

    6. "Largely dependant on store and location"

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      Current Employee - Sales Assistant in Plymouth, England
      Current Employee - Sales Assistant in Plymouth, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Primark part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      While i was working for a smaller store in Plymouth there were opportunities to progress however these were few and far between and there would be fierce competition even for transferring to full time hours, the people are friendly and the work is easy.

      Cons

      Lack of challenge, good job for part time roles, can incur lack of progression.

      Advice to Management

      Give people more opportunities that want them.

    7. "Fast paced retail, good staff"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Primark part-time

      Pros

      By far the friendliest staff I have worked with - felt at home within the first week
      Good working wage for entry level retail
      Management supports staff

      Cons

      Staff are treated poorly by customers regularly

    8. "Decent environment"

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      Current Employee - Retail Assistant in West Thurrock, England
      Current Employee - Retail Assistant in West Thurrock, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Nice environment, good managers, some flexibility

      Cons

      Underpaid, some staff is rude

    9. "It was a good place to work"

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      Former Employee - Customer Assistant in London, England
      Former Employee - Customer Assistant in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Management was usually supportive and you would get to meet customers from other countries.
      Colleagues were amazing.

      Cons

      As with any job it's a busy place and workload can be a lot especially if you work in the flagship stores (Tottenham court road east and marble arch stores) they are very large and can get very busy.
      Also there's not a lot of variety once you're in a section that's yours for the rest of your time. So if you get bored quite easily maybe it's not the best option for you.

      Advice to Management

      It's requires time and effort but maybe a rota for employees would be good e.g. one month on shop floor one month or tills or another floor so that the employees can really get to know the store.

    10. "Good place to work"

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      Current Employee - Sales Assistant in Warrington, North West England, England
      Current Employee - Sales Assistant in Warrington, North West England, England
      Recommends

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

      Pros

      Sufficient breaks, always asking if you are ok, good working environment and colleagues

      Cons

      Nothing I need to mention

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the good work

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