Primark East Rutherford reviews

3.6

72% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)
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Eoin Tonge

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10% positive business outlook

Employees in East Rutherford have given Primark a rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most employees have a good working experience in East Rutherford. The Primark employee rating in East Rutherford is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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18 reviews
4.0
Oct 6, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Primark is a great company to work for as far as retail jobs go. Promotion within the company is really big which is great if you plan to grow and stick around for a while. The pay is also great, even working part time at $15/hr plus an extra $1.50/hr on Saturdays (our BUSIEST day of the week). Employee discount is cool too but since everything in the store is affordable, the discount doesn’t do much; still nice nonetheless at about 10-15% off.

Cons

My only issue with Primark American Dream is that the managers definitely play favorites. You do have some who remain neutral but for the most part, they expect you to kiss their ***. Also, its hard to get in trouble but once you are, they WILL hold it against you (i.e. make you do tedious tasks, undermine you, gaslight you, micromanage, etc.) its exhausting and just plain rude.

2.0
Jul 2, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Recruiters will usually negotiate up to your salary expectations when interviewing. Not an extremely strict environment. You meet cool people.

Cons

Turnover rate is very high - a lot of employees quit regularly from all levels associate to manager. Employee discount is only offered during Christmas season 30% off. You will probably end up working harder than the next person since most staff are unmotivated. The store is always understaffed, despite making huge sales and high profits. Management and HR (P&C) are not as accommodating or understanding as other companies. You must have absolute open availability on a rotating schedule with no exceptions. Not much opportunity to grow unless you are friendly with higher-ups. Poor communication amongst management which tends to overwhelm associates. No work-life balance. No one cares much for product handling so if there's items on the floor, everyone will simply walk over it or pretend they don't see it. When putting items back onto the sales floor, no one cares if the size matches the hanger or stickers for the customers. You might be considerably underpaid compared to someone doing the same job as you when you are salary.

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