Primark reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(12,198 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 12,198 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 Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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12K reviews
2.0
Oct 16, 2016

Not recommended

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They pay minimum wages. You get 10% discount only on Christmas time. 27 days os holidays per year (if you work at least 5 days a week) They make sure you get enough breaks during the day. Flexible hours. They provide uniform.

Cons

They mostly hire teenagers because they are cheap for the company. If you are an adult looking for a serious job this is not your place. The management could be better, they don't get involved in training the new staff or even checking if they do their job. No one takes seriously their job so if you are a hardworking person as me, you would find yourself doing a two people job because everybody else is too busy chatting or playing on their phones. In my branch they only hire you part time so if you need to work to pay the rent and your expenses, you'll find yourself working some days 10 or 12 hours and others only 4 hours because of their "overtime hours system", anyway they would never let you work more than 37 hours per week.

4.0
Oct 16, 2016

Retail Assistant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of overtime if you want it Good way to earn money and gain retail experience if you are younger Young and sociable work environment Breaks and lunch breaks are good Internal advertisement of higher/different job roles are advertised around store

Cons

Tedious and repetitive tasks No discount for employees

2.0
Oct 12, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work isn't too difficult Can generally get extra hours if needed Decent variation in tasks during the day Can meet some diverse colleagues

Cons

Links between Management and staff are poor Usually understaffed for the amount of customers Not much room for progression Be prepared to have customers talk to you like crap

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