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    River Island Clothing Reviews

    Updated 14 Nov 2019

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    3.3
    61%
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    River Island Clothing CEO Will Kernan
    Will Kernan
    2 Ratings
    Pros

    • "40% staff discount after working a month" (in 130 reviews)

    • "There is 40% discount off for employees and there is a uniform allowance every three months" (in 121 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Long hours, targets to meet can be hard" (in 52 reviews)

    • "Although the pay is slightly over minimum wage I don’t think the company do enough for their staff" (in 47 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Good"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Operations Assistant in Manchester, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at River Island Clothing part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Darren the regional manager was really nice and took the time to get to know everyone, even the sales assistants

      Cons

      holidays- have to take a week off

      River Island Clothing2019-11-13

    2. "Nice place to work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Sales Advisor - Sales and Service in Cardiff, Wales
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at River Island Clothing part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      There is 40% discount off for employees and there is a uniform allowance every three months. The allowance is dependant on the days/hours you works but starts from £65.

      Cons

      It all depends on the people.

      Advice to Management

      Equality to all members of staff

      River Island Clothing2019-11-08
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    3. "Great company progression into head office not possible"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Product Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at River Island Clothing full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Fantastic company, worked for them on and off for over 5 years through uni and college then full time post graduation

      Cons

      Wanted to develop a career in buying and merchandising and wasn’t given any opportunities or guidance and ultimately left for that reason

      Advice to Management

      Relook at a talent programme

      River Island Clothing2019-11-05

    4. "Overworked"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Assistant Merchandiser in London, England

      I worked at River Island Clothing full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Amazig staff discount and staff shop

      Cons

      Long hours with minimal rewards

      River Island Clothing2019-11-14

    5. "Turbulent Transformation... but for all the right reasons"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Human Resources in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at River Island Clothing

      Pros

      Amazing team and highly talented people ... brilliant benefits and discount

      Cons

      It’s tough in retail right now ... but we are moving in the right direction

      Advice to Management

      I feel really proud to be part of such a brilliant business and team. Working in HR can be really hard in any industry but we are a HR team that wants to do the best for everyone that works with us. Making improvements to how we work means lots of change and sometimes people just don’t like change so we’ve seen a lot of movement in our team recently which is no bad thing because it helps to move us forward. Senior... leadership and managers need keep helping us to to progress and make sure we continue to feel motivated.

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      River Island Clothing2019-10-29

    6. "Front of House"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Sales Assistant in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at River Island Clothing part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Good clothing discounts available for staff.

      Cons

      Immature middle management who would purposely call people that they didn’t like the wrong name very loudly in store.

      Advice to Management

      Encourage staff to put forward their views about satisfaction levels.

      River Island Clothing2019-11-12

    7. "OK for supplementary cash, not for personal livelihood"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
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      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Sales Advisor in Edinburgh, Scotland

      I have been working at River Island Clothing part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Generous discount on clothing, sense of camaraderie between fellow sales advisors

      Cons

      Bad organisation in terms of rotas and shifts, sales advisors often expected to go above and beyond with no compensation or thanks for their efforts

      River Island Clothing2019-11-03

    8. "Enjoyable"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Supervisor in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at River Island Clothing full-time

      Pros

      Great team Decent consideration for staff Good recognition and rewards initiatives

      Cons

      Unrealistic targets Worked very hard for the bare minimum pay Doing jobs well beyond paygrade for a long time before promotion

      River Island Clothing2019-11-04

    9. "Absolutely LOVED working here!"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Sales Advisor in Cheshunt, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at River Island Clothing part-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      - 40% discount - Lots of holiday (Really well paid holiday) - Lots of overtime - Excellent training - Many opportunities to progress

      Cons

      - Pay was basic - A lot of pressure - Unable to transfer when I went to uni

      Advice to Management

      I could not fault the managers at my store. I loved my three years here, although only a sales adviser I was treated with the respect and responsibilities of a manager (which I loved) mean I was given the opportunity to implement floor layouts, travel to other stores to cover and manage teams of employees. My managers spent time training me to their standards, so now applying for jobs I have so much experience from... only one small part time job! My store was understanding of not only study commitments, but mental health and family issues. They were lenient with holiday and always had plenty of overtime if needed, I was only on a 9 month contract but was almost always guaranteed at least 15 hours (But only if i wanted). I would of gladly stayed in the business whilst completing my degree but was unable to get a student transfers.

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      River Island Clothing2019-10-19

    10. "nice place to work for"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Sales Adviser in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at River Island Clothing part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      friendly staff and mangement , nice clothes

      Cons

      not all management are nice

      Advice to Management

      be more understanding of employees and situations

      River Island Clothing2019-10-12
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