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    River Island Clothing Reviews

    Updated 16 Jan 2020

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    3.3
    59%
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    88%
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    River Island Clothing CEO Will Kernan
    Will Kernan
    11 Ratings
    Pros
    Cons

    • "Fast pace can mean long hours depending on team" (in 53 reviews)

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

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Good place for part time workers"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Sales Assistant 

      I have been working at River Island Clothing part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good atmosphere and discount for all employees

      Cons

      High turnover so stressful when lots leave at once

      River Island Clothing2020-01-16

    2. "Okay pay and good experience"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Sales Associate in Stratford, London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at River Island Clothing part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Good experience, flexible hours a lot of overtime available too

      Cons

      Pay isn’t that great, 16-18: £6.40, 18-21: £7.70, 21+: £8 something ( per hour).

      Advice to Management

      Communicate more.

      River Island Clothing2020-01-16
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    3. "Amazing job for students/graduate"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Fashion Advisor in Oxford, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Felt right at home on the first day. Friendly, funny and caring team members. There's always something new each day and good working hours. Pay is a good starting point of £8.70( 21+) Double pay on boxing day, 40% discount and allowance for uniform.

      Cons

      Can be stressful near Christmas, boxing day and new years.

      Advice to Management

      giving more training on tills and updating hours sheets more often. (outdated)

      River Island Clothing2020-01-15

    4. "Great"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Retoucher 

      I have been working at River Island Clothing full-time

      Pros

      Great office Relaxed Summer Fridays

      Cons

      No progression Repetitive 30 minute lunch break

      River Island Clothing2020-01-12

    5. "Great place to work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Sales Advisor 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

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

      Pros

      Great discount! Opportunities for progression. Friendly teams. Competent management.

      Cons

      Not applicable in this case

      River Island Clothing2020-01-11

    6. "Deputy Manager"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Deputy Manager in Fareham, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Discount and Progression and Locations, Friendly, Supportive

      Cons

      Wages, work balance, notice of work and

      River Island Clothing2020-01-08

    7. "Great Progression and Support"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Deputy Manager in Fareham, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at River Island Clothing full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      - lots of opportunity to learn and progress if you have the right attitude towards the job - Supportive Area managers who want to see you do well which is refreshing in such a stressful industry - Great discount: Managers 50% up to £500 and Staff 40% up to £250 plus uniform allowance every 6-8 weeks - Versatile environment, no day is ever the same and it never gets boring! - New CEO has brought in some excellent initiatives for staff and managers as well as some great ideas to ease the day to day stresses put on the team! Well done Will!

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      Cons

      - High workload but nothing unexpected of a retail management job

      Advice to Management

      Keep inspiring your teams. The first managers I had were in the Fareham Whiteley store and they are the greatest people I have ever had the pleasure of working with! I have moved to two other stores since then whilst progressing which meant I had to leave them behind but as mentioned the support from my Area Manager was incredible and I cannot fault the effort she put in to further my career! Jane Nuttall, if you see this, you’re amazing and I’ll miss you!

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      River Island Clothing2020-01-06

    8. "Good"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Part-time Sales Advisor in Corby, Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at River Island Clothing part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      - uniform allowance - discount - easy to use fills

      Cons

      - upper management isn’t great

      River Island Clothing2020-01-06

    9. "Great place to work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
       
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at River Island Clothing

      Pros

      Staff discount, lovely clothes and friendly staff

      Cons

      Standing all day and very repeative work

      River Island Clothing2019-12-30

    10. "Sales advisor"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at River Island Clothing part-time

      Pros

      Discount Is 40% Which is excellent

      Cons

      A lot to learn About fashion

      River Island Clothing2019-12-26
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