The most unpleasant place I've ever worked! - Retail Supervisor Primark Employee Review

3.0
19 Feb 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

lots of overtime available and the chance to work either on the shop floor, tills or stock room. Plenty of training. working shifts are minimum of 4 hours. shower cubicles available.

Cons

No staff discount. After 2 days of sick leave in 6 months I got told by HR i will be investigated, very strict if you are repeatedly over 2 - 5 mins late. If you get to stay After the end of your temporary contract or 3 months probationary time you might be moved to another department working different days and hours, take it or leave it kind of thing. Most Managers are rude and unprofessional, the way they treat and speak to staff and customers is unacceptable. Supervisors are not too bad but learning from their managers so unless you are their friend don't expect them to treat you as a person. And definitely, business over morals.

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5.0
5 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

reasonable, low stress, good PTO practices, consistent schedule

Cons

leadership was not the best

2.0
5 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You get lots of PTO up front as a part timer and can gain flex hours overtime. Get a 50 cent raise every six months.

Cons

Was told during onboarding that if a Christian comes into the store spreading the gospel, I have to kick them out. This includes the mention of the Jesus without the church invite. Managers claim its rude and if a customer does it, they get booted. Faced harassment from a customer and management didn't let me switch too a different department. Extremely high turnover rate and managers don't replace them, making your job more stressful during peak hours. Hard to use PTO. Little to no training. Too many bachelor and master holding part timers who get lucked out of moving up in the company. Managers give some people no task while pilling on multiple tasks on one person. Too many managers to deal with (and usually never find) and the full timers make you do the dirty work while they "unpack boxes". Its a pro-LGBT anti christian company. If they want to be pro-LGBT, than more power to them. But anti-Christian is discriminatory and unnecessary.

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