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Updated 1 Dec 2021

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3.5
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Primark CEO Paul Marchant
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Found 543 of over 10K reviews

3.5
66%
Recommend to a Friend
75%
Approve of CEO
Primark CEO Paul Marchant
Paul Marchant
2,868 Ratings
Pros
  • "Good pay compared to most retailers(in 547 reviews)

  • "Lots of overtime to help out with(in 153 reviews)

  • Cons
  • "no staff discount and really busy(in 149 reviews)

  • "Not many cons sometimes Long hours(in 250 reviews)

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    Reviews about "good pay"

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    1. 5.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      Good place to work

      27 Nov 2021 - Sales Associate in Dublin, Dublin
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      Pros

      Good pay , caring management, good for college students

      Cons

      Hard to get permanent contract

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    2. 4.0
      Former Employee, more than 3 years

      Good college job with one of the highest pay in the retail industry. Questionable department managers.

      9 Feb 2021 - Sales Associate/Cashier in Dundrum, Dublin
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good pay Quick career advancement options if interested Generally flexible with hours (see cons)

      Cons

      Quick career advancement and opportunities often lead to ignorant people getting into department management positions because they passed a sales based interview with a smile on their face. Not always flexible about hours and can suit themselves when it comes to contracted hours ("you are obliged to work your contracted hours, except this week we're cutting them because sales were low" sort of jazz). January, one of the worst financial times of the year for the layman, hours are often severely reduced below contracted hours to save money. The value of the customer is often placed way too high above the welfare of the employee. People are awful to sales staff in all forms of retail. More effort should be made to protect the staff from silly people with ludicrous requests instead of welcoming more ludicrous abuse and requests.

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    4. 2.0
      Current Temporary Employee, less than 1 year

      nice to work for

      19 Oct 2021 - Retail Assistant in Sligo
      Recommend
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      Pros

      nice job overall in terms of tasks good pay

      Cons

      kept rehiring me for seasonal work only to let me go even though i was told id be kept on not sure why when they never told me they had an issue with my work or attitude etc.

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    5. 4.0
      Current Employee, more than 8 years

      Great store to work in, but improvements could be made

      9 Nov 2021 - Sales Assistant in Dundalk
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good pay Majority of staff and management are friendly, helpful and easy going.

      Cons

      Many long term employees set in their ways and don't adapt well to change Rostering issues Can be tough on new starters.

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    6. 4.0
      Former Temporary Employee, less than 1 year

      Experience

      9 Nov 2021 - Sales Associate 
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Fast paced environment. Friendly and helpful staff. Good pay and working hours. Great facilities in workplace with nice lunch room and locker area.

      Cons

      Can get very busy at times. Hard to get permanent position in smaller stores.

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    7. 4.0
      Current Employee

      Good place for students to work

      14 Nov 2021 - Retail Assistant in Dublin, Dublin
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good pay and increases yearly, good work environment

      Cons

      Bad communication between managers, get little thanks for going above and beyond for the company

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    8. 3.0
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      Good

      13 Nov 2021 - Sales Assistant 
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good pay money goes up each year

      Cons

      The shift changes like one day a late night and then straight into an early morning

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    9. 4.0
      Former Employee

      Great company to work for

      20 Nov 2021 - Sales Assistant 
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Friendly environment Flexible managers Good pay

      Cons

      Customers cane be rude at times

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    10. 4.0
      Current Contractor, less than 1 year

      Penney’s is a good place to work

      10 Oct 2021 - Retail Assistant in Ennis
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good pay. Great team atmosphere. Kept busy and time flys when you’re kept busy

      Cons

      Shift work. Not very flexible when it comes to swapping shifts etc. Inconsistent hours

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    11. 5.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      Sales Assistant

      26 Oct 2021 - Retail Sales Assistant 
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good pay Time and a half on Sunday and bank holidays

      Cons

      Can be hard to get time off at certain times of the year

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