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    River Island Clothing Reviews

    Updated 15 Oct 2019

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    70%
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    River Island Clothing CEO Ben Lewis
    Ben Lewis
    289 Ratings
    Pros
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    • "Long hours, targets to meet can be hard" (in 50 reviews)

    • "Although the pay is slightly over minimum wage I don’t think the company do enough for their staff" (in 47 reviews)

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    1. "Sales Assistant"

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      Current Employee - Sales Assistant in Dublin, Dublin
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at River Island Clothing part-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Flexible, benefit in kind of clothing, staff discount, understanding managers, friendly staff

      Cons

      minimum wage. Only get time and a hald on Sundays and Bank Holidays, not double time.

      River Island Clothing2019-03-19

    2. "Sales advisor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at River Island Clothing part-time

      Pros

      40% clothing discount which saves you a lot

      Cons

      Unorganised, lack of staff, overly focused on reducing costs

      River Island Clothing2019-10-14
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    3. "Sales assistant"

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      Former Employee - Sales Advisor in Limerick, Limerick
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at River Island Clothing part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Working with staff was a great joy

      Cons

      Managers have no leadership qualities

      Advice to Management

      Talk to staff make sure that they are ok , and if mistakes are made , make sure to go through with the staff again so they know for next time and aren’t afraid for the next time , also treat new employees with more respect to cause a nice work ambiance

      River Island Clothing2019-10-06

    4. "Stressful place to work"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at River Island Clothing part-time

      Pros

      Clothing allowance every six weeks.

      Cons

      Management were very rude and made work stressful

      River Island Clothing2019-10-11

    5. "Poor Pay, Corners Cut, Nice People"

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

      I worked at River Island Clothing part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      The People within the company

      Cons

      The pay was below minimum in the first year, shifts were rostered in 4 hour intervals to avoid paying a lunch hour/ lack of staff for an hour.

      Advice to Management

      Value employees

      River Island Clothing2019-09-15

    6. "Sales Advisor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at River Island Clothing part-time

      Pros

      Great discount on the clothes in the store

      Cons

      The salary they offer is only minimum wage

      River Island Clothing2019-09-12

    7. "Awful"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at River Island Clothing part-time

      Pros

      Nothing ,you get treated awfully by the managers,your made do everything in the shop with no help from managers they all stand around laughing and talking to eachother leaving you with too many tasks to complete and then they give out if they’re not completed quick enough, worst company to ever work for and you get literally below minimum wage,shocking

      Cons

      Everything save yourself time and don’t bother

      Advice to Management

      Treat your staff better,pay better, change your whole ways

      River Island Clothing2019-08-14

    8. "Not terrible"

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      Current Employee - Sales Advisor in Waterford
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at River Island Clothing full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Easy job with good benefits

      Cons

      Managers are often unreasonable and have high expectations

      River Island Clothing2019-07-04

    9. "Sales Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Retail in Dublin, Dublin

      I worked at River Island Clothing part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      The discount, nice retail assistants

      Cons

      Bad management, bad pay, bad hours.

      Advice to Management

      More respect for employees

      River Island Clothing2019-06-20

    10. "Fair but Boring"

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      Former Employee - Shop Assistant in Athlone
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at River Island Clothing part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Staff discount is great, nice work environment.

      Cons

      Unsociable hours. No heads on whether you might work the next day

      River Island Clothing2019-06-16
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