Lack of ownership, not enough staff, procrastination over small decisions/rushed decision making on big projects - Manager Primark Employee Review

1.0
Oct 6, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay (in central functions). Very female friendly environment.

Cons

Not enough staff to do the work which leads to a culture of a lack of ownership and buck passing. Pushy culture where aggression is mistaken for leadership with staff interrogated in a Spanish inquisition style in team meetings over 'Why they didn't ask something/ think of something etc' and openly embarrassed by management in front of their peers. Poor understanding by management of the issues that store staff may bring when introduced to a corporate setting. When concerns about a bullying colleague are raised these concerns can be dismissed as a lack of openness to diversity.

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5.0
Mar 5, 2026
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Pros

reasonable, low stress, good PTO practices, consistent schedule

Cons

leadership was not the best

2.0
May 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You get lots of PTO up front as a part timer and can gain flex hours overtime. Get a 50 cent raise every six months.

Cons

Was told during onboarding that if a Christian comes into the store spreading the gospel, I have to kick them out. This includes the mention of the Jesus without the church invite. Managers claim its rude and if a customer does it, they get booted. Faced harassment from a customer and management didn't let me switch too a different department. Extremely high turnover rate and managers don't replace them, making your job more stressful during peak hours. Hard to use PTO. Little to no training. Too many bachelor and master holding part timers who get lucked out of moving up in the company. Managers give some people no task while pilling on multiple tasks on one person. Too many managers to deal with (and usually never find) and the full timers make you do the dirty work while they "unpack boxes". Its a pro-LGBT anti christian company. If they want to be pro-LGBT, than more power to them. But anti-Christian is discriminatory and unnecessary.

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