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    River Island Clothing Reviews

    Updated 17 Jul 2019

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    Found 900 reviews

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    River Island Clothing CEO Ben Lewis
    Ben Lewis
    269 Ratings
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    • "below minimum wage if under 20, 8 hours a week to begin" (in 45 reviews)

    • "long hours on your feet, often have to cover shifts at late notice" (in 44 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    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. "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
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    3. "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

    4. "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

    5. "I liked it"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at River Island Clothing part-time

      Pros

      Very nice environment to work

      Cons

      I didn't find anything wrong there

      River Island Clothing2019-04-05

    6. "Sales assistant"

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

      I worked at River Island Clothing full-time

      Pros

      staff are lovely because we were all on the same level

      Cons

      not overly accommodating and basic pay

      Advice to Management

      reward more

      River Island Clothing2019-04-14

    7. "Bad"

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

      I worked at River Island Clothing part-time

      Pros

      The staff were young and fun in general.

      Cons

      Management, pay and hours were really poor.

      Advice to Management

      Don’t talk about staff behind their back in front of other staff members.

      River Island Clothing2019-04-30

    8. "Job"

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      Current Employee - Senior Sales Advisor in Dublin, Dublin
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at River Island Clothing part-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      40% discount and the team and management I work with are amazing

      Cons

      Pay is shockingly bad for what’s expected of you

      Advice to Management

      None

      River Island Clothing2019-04-20

    9. "Christmas Staff"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at River Island Clothing part-time

      Pros

      Fast pace environment - very busy shop

      Cons

      Christmas staff were not made feel apart of the team

      Advice to Management

      Involve part time & christmas staff in more

      River Island Clothing2019-03-18

    10. "Not the worst"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at River Island Clothing full-time

      Pros

      Friendly staff, approachable management, uniform benefits

      Cons

      High expectations for low salary, slow progression

      River Island Clothing2019-02-28
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