Primark Retail Operative reviews

3.6

88% would recommend to a friend

(145 total reviews)
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Eoin Tonge

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Retail Operative employees have rated Primark with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 145 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Retail Operative professionals have a good working experience there. Primark is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Retail Operative professionals compared to other employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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145 reviews
3.0
Jun 27, 2013

Good

Recommend
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Pros

You get public exposure if you work on the checkouts and alot of people recognise you even when you didnt know them.. its fun dealing with customer and taking cash and you get to organise the store by tidying the clothing Alot of the colleagues are very helpful and this job provides excellent social interaction as you meet other young girls and boys and maybe even date them.

Cons

The biggest drawback is that you cant take even a single day off in november/december even if you are sick. Secondly, you only get 3month contract initially which will not be extended most of the times. (especially if you are on a student visa) The supervisors will keep a keen eye on you and will dig out all of your negative actions and report them to the HR manager so if you make mistakes... you are going down, even if they were minor mistakes. The supervisors never highlight anything good so try to please them with gifts or something... so you can to avoid them targeting you. Last but not the least... Primark blabers about social responsibility but their suppliers are involved in genocide, child labour, exploiting the poor in third world countries and its suppliers have unsafe work conditions for their workers

4.0
May 3, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

You get full lunch hour and breaks good work atmosphere kind supervisors and management Good sized canteen and locker room

Cons

Quite a low wage You can get quite rude customers Till operatives have to do department work No staff discount

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