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    Updated Dec 13, 2019

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    3.4
    63%
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    79%
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    Primark CEO Paul Marchant
    Paul Marchant
    876 Ratings
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    • "Pay was not great and no staff discount" (in 128 reviews)

    • "Also - no discount except from in December where you get 10% off at Christmas" (in 127 reviews)

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    1. "Almost perfect"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at Primark part-time

      Pros

      Good hours with decent pay

      Cons

      Difficult to bond with coworkers in such a large group

      Primark2019-12-13

    2. "Sales Assisstant and Cash Office Operative"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Primark part-time

      Pros

      Great staff Competitive pay Good training available

      Cons

      Often pick up other peoples slack!

      Primark2019-12-11
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    3. "sales assistant"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at Primark full-time

      Pros

      good money, no stress job

      Cons

      no progress, no career opportunities

      Primark2019-11-17

    4. "Penney’s review"

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      Former Employee - Primark Retail Assistant in Newbridge, Kildare
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Primark full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Good starter wage. Colleagues become friends. The work isn’t too hard, it can just get monotonous. Uniform provided.

      Cons

      Some managers are purely power driven and can be intimidating but this can be found in any job.

      Primark2019-11-04

    5. "Great pay, bad managers"

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      Former Employee - Retail Sales Assistant in Dublin, Dublin
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Primark part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Amazing pay especially for a part time job for students, lots of hours available.

      Cons

      Constant stress on employees, unsupportive managers

      Advice to Management

      Employees are more than a number.

      Primark2019-11-17

    6. "Pay"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Primark full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Pay good good friends pay

      Cons

      Hours very long, never enough staff

      Primark2019-11-15

    7. "Not the worst"

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      Former Employee - Retail Sales Associate 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Primark part-time

      Pros

      Decent pay and overtime on Sundays/bank holidays

      Cons

      Management are terrible at working around college hours. Having to ask multiple times not to be rostered for certain days which were impossible to work with college hours. HR slow with weekly rotas

      Primark2019-11-14

    8. "Retail operative"

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      Current Employee - Retail Operative in Dublin, Dublin
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Primark part-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      The pay is good that’s about it

      Cons

      HR in my store are unprofessional, rude and unapproachable

      Advice to Management

      Professionalism, cut out the favouritism, be grateful and thank staff for their hard work.. HR in Mary street make people cry on a daily basis, we are afraid of them and when we approach the HR offices they don’t even look up when speaking to us, they are intimidating

      Primark2019-12-03

    9. "sales assitant"

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      Current Employee - Sales Assistant in Dundrum, Dublin
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Primark part-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      friendly staff and great work environment

      Cons

      management is not efficient and tend not to care.

      Primark2019-11-06

    10. "Sales Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Primark part-time

      Pros

      Good pay. Ideal for younger workers. Good social life outside work.

      Cons

      Feels like being in school. Not allowed talk or be near other employees on shop floor. Managers are like teachers, not allowed have any sort of friendship with them.

      Advice to Management

      Stop treating employees like children.

      Primark2019-11-07
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