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    Updated Dec 6, 2019

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    3.4
    63%
    Recommend to a Friend
    79%
    Approve of CEO
    Primark CEO Paul Marchant
    Paul Marchant
    876 Ratings
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    • "Pay was not great and no staff discount" (in 128 reviews)

    • "Also - no discount except from in December where you get 10% off at Christmas" (in 127 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "was good!"

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

      I worked at Primark part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      flexibile, and not too taxing to the mind

      Cons

      hard work, and the shifts were quite monotonous

      Advice to Management

      need breaks

      Primark2019-10-21

    2. "great"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Retail Sales Associate 

      I have been working at Primark part-time

      Pros

      lovely enviroment and great pay

      Cons

      not enough holidays given out

      Primark2019-12-06
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    3. "Good"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Retail Sales Assistant 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Primark part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Warm Environment and colleagues More Overtime Opportunities Opportunities to Grow

      Cons

      Underqualified HR Team Poor Compensation and Benefits

      Primark2019-12-04

    4. "Hard work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Sales Associate 

      I have been working at Primark part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Employees are fun to talk too. Cares about their employees

      Cons

      Customers tend to not care about you at all. No discount lmao

      Primark2019-12-04

    5. "Visual merchandiser"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Visual Merchandiser in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Primark full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good team work,good management

      Cons

      Too much work To do

      Primark2019-12-03

    6. "Good place to work"

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

      I worked at Primark part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Reasonable pay and great colleagues

      Cons

      Supervisors can be quite frustrating

      Primark2019-12-04

    7. "hard work but rewarding"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Assistant Buyer in Reading, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Primark full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Exposure experience autonomy and responsibility Fun & creative good company perks, flexi days

      Cons

      Really hard work long hours some people in managerial positions not fully trained

      Advice to Management

      ensure the company values are engrained into everyone, especially those in management positions

      Primark2019-12-04

    8. "Excellent team, poor management"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Retail Assistant in Leicester, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Primark part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      The people you work with especially on a part time contract with students are amazing. Every shift is fun with them and we have made lifelong friendships.

      Cons

      Management is poor, approaching them is difficult and their general communication is awful

      Advice to Management

      Be more approachable

      Primark2019-12-02

    9. "Busy retail"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Cashier in Watford, East of England, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Primark full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Effective and motivating management and colleagues

      Cons

      Can get very chaotic during busy periods

      Primark2019-12-02

    10. "Great company to work for"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Sales Assistant in Birmingham, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Primark full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Flexible hours, friendly management who are willing to listen and change things based on employee concerns

      Cons

      Heavily workload, below competitive pay

      Advice to Management

      Better rotating of weekend shifts

      Primark2019-11-29
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