Primark reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(12,194 total reviews)
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Eoin Tonge

61% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Primark has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 12,194 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Primark employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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12K reviews
3.0
Oct 10, 2016

Really depends on the branch.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

(Disclaimer - I have not, nor will I ever, work in Primark London, I just can't put where I currently work just incase. It's not like my heart would break if I lost my job right now, but I'd like to find a replacement first lol) When I worked at my last branch I loved it. My job role was customer services desk and all the staff, including supervisors and managers were incredibly nice and helpful. I couldn't recommend it enough, as there seemed to be more of a push for customer satisfaction than sales, it was a better atmosphere.

Cons

~However~, at my current branch it is hell. After transferring, at the moment I don't even have a job title. I show up to work at the hours they told me I can have or go somewhere else, and then I have to go and ask the supervisor what to do, since I have no defined role or purpose in the company. Not only that, but my supervisors are vicious and humiliate staff in front of other staff and customers, and the managers don't care because at the end of the day, they come down to the shop floor to buddy up and have a good chit chat about random bullcrap with the supervisors, so it's not even like we can report the supervisors for bullying, because they're bffs with the management and all. My current branch is monotonous, soul destroying, unclean, spurious and I'd say we are one legal loophole away from the supervisors getting whips.

4.0
Oct 9, 2016

Primark Weekend

Recommend
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Pros

Good community/ team Good training Flexible contract times and a lot of overtime if needed

Cons

Low wages for a lot of hard work

4.0
Oct 8, 2016

Primark Review

Recommend
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Pros

Good pay if you're over 18. Lovely staff It's fun You make friends for life Teamwork is amazing Supervisors are lovely

Cons

Pay could be better for under 18's Overtime is not always available because there isn't enough for the amount of staff that there is We are all just a number to the managers Not everyone knows everyone (e.g ground floor and first floor)

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