Primark reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(12,162 total reviews)
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Eoin Tonge

60% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Primark has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 12,162 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
4.0
Apr 18, 2015

sales assistant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

the salary is good and the staff are good as well really friendly. shifts are quick and the supervisors are extremely helpful when there are difficult costumers

Cons

its hard to get extra time because there are so many staff so you only work your contracted shifts.

2.0
Apr 17, 2015

Sales Assistant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Easy to get a job even with little to no experience - Lots of young people there (weekend staff) so easy to make good friends - Opportunity to apply to be supervisor after a while (although they don't get paid much for the work/stress) - Reasonably easy job (apart from the messiness of the stores) - Lots of overtime available

Cons

- No benefits whatsoever - Low pay - Ugly uniform - No staff discount - No extra pay on bank holidays - Weekend staff have to work bank holidays - Incredibly boring - Stressful and busy/messy

1.0
Apr 14, 2015

Avoid if possible

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They Pay Minimum Wage, Fast Paced Retail, Some Nice Employees

Cons

Horrible Managers and Very Lazy, HR Policies ridiculous, a lot of frustrated employees so work environment is not a nice place. Staff often did not turn up other employees would hide and not work.

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