River Island Clothing Employee Reviews about "long hours"
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Pros
"Friendly team and staff discount" (in 149 reviews)
"You get a uniform allowance which depends on your contracted days you work" (in 137 reviews)
Cons
"Christmas is tough, like anywhere else, but I found Christmas tough due to long hours" (in 60 reviews)
"The salary they offer is only minimum wage" (in 49 reviews)
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Reviews about "long hours"
Return to all Reviews"Sales Advisor"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at River Island Clothing full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Staff discount Friends I've made along the way
Cons
Minimum wage, heavy work load, long hours over Christmas/St.Stephens Day, lazy managers, no motivation to work, no room to move up the ladder, no life outside work due to late working hours
Continue readingThanks for your feedback, we'll take it on board.
"Looks really do matter here."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at River Island Clothing part-time for less than a year
Pros
Worked with lovely clothes, got to see what was coming in, could buy on sale items before the public. Music was ok
Cons
Manager was an absolute nightmare. Middle management were catty and let the employees they liked take longer breaks or leave early. Long hours on your feet. Had to look immaculate during every shift. Had to wear awful ear pieces and listen to other staff members shouting to each other all day while trying to speak with customers.
Continue readingRiver Island Clothing Response
December 29, 2015 – Head of Talent Acquisition
Thank you for your review, I am disappointed that you did not enjoy your time with us. I will ensure that I pass your comments onto the relevant teams.
"sales assistant"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at River Island Clothing full-time for more than a year
Pros
Fun team and great parties
Cons
Low pay, long hours, no progression
Continue readingRiver Island Clothing Response
May 27, 2016 – Recruitment Officer
We're sorry you felt this way. Thanks for your review on River Island.
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- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at River Island Clothing for less than a year
Pros
Discount of 40%, meeting new people,
Cons
Long hours w/ no break, management is meh
Pros
teamwork and good discount available
Cons
long hours pay could be better
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"Perceived as a look after staff welfare brand, when in fact, it's the total opposite!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at River Island Clothing full-time
Pros
Good discount - Management 50% - Staff 40% 3 times a year uniform allowance
Cons
Long hours, unable to claim back if management Unrealistic timeframes Too many channels of information to keep tabs or action every day HEAVY amounts of pressure River was once known for looking after staff welfare when it's such a shame, that in fact, the stress and negativity within area management, work load, unrealistic expectations etc is not worth the job itself
Continue reading "Job role"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at River Island Clothing for more than a year
Pros
Fair company to work for
Cons
Long hours and can be hectic
"Old fashioned"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI worked at River Island Clothing part-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Some of the people Discount Nice store
Cons
Long hours are met with zero thanks Care more about tasks than they do about customers (they claim the opposite but NO) Blame culture is awful When you ask for days off on annual leave it seems ‘frowned upon’ so basically you get made to feel bad for asking to utilise YOUR BENEFIT and even better luck if you want anything off at a weekend or in December as they are ‘too busy’ far from it
Continue reading"Long hours"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendI worked at River Island Clothing for less than a year
Pros
Friendly staff and warm clean enviroment
Cons
Long hours boring long days
Pros
Good employer to work for
Cons
Long hours Required to work
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October 27, 2017 – Recruitment Officer