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Updated May 29, 2023

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Found 2,253 of over 2K reviews
3.5
60% Recommend to a Friend
56% Approve of CEO

Found 2,252 of over 2K reviews

3.5
60%
Recommend to a Friend
56%
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21 Ratings

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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

Pros
  • "Staff are friendly and welcoming(in 140 reviews)
  • "Flexible and nice people to work with(in 128 reviews)
  • "The team were great and got the day in.(in 92 reviews)
  • "You will get good benefit and they care their staff very much(in 56 reviews)
  • "Friendly atmosphere with down to earth people(in 17 reviews)
Cons
  • "Poor management they give unreachable targets(in 178 reviews)
  • "Low pay and that’s all(in 170 reviews)
  • "When taken ill at work managers can be rude and question you assuming you're lying.(in 148 reviews)
  • "Can be long hours and dfficult to drive in and out of work as all employees start at the same time(in 87 reviews)
  • "No breaks were given and no training was given.(in 57 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Former Employee

    good

    Dec 2, 2021 - Sales Associate 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    good, friendly customers, friendly management

    Cons

    none of the above / none

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  2. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    Behavioral Health Technician

    May 18, 2023 - BHT-behavioral Health Tech in Phoenix, AZ
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Opportunity to serve the behavioral health community. Offer excellent benefits.

    Cons

    The company is understaffed and is located in an unsafe environment.

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  4. 3.0
    Former Employee

    Mediocre

    Mar 23, 2023 - Sales Associate in River Island, MD
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Close to none, not worth mentioning

    Cons

    Lots and lots and lots

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  5. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    Nice

    Nov 9, 2022 - Customer Service Representative in Riverside, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    It is good you learn from it

    Cons

    Over work tired and sleeply

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  6. 2.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Poor Management

    Sep 20, 2022 - Peer Support Specialist in Phoenix, AZ
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The employees value what they do.

    Cons

    Communication from management just doesn’t exist.

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  7. 4.0
    Former Employee

    Love

    Jun 3, 2022 - Cashier 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great place to work. Benefits were ok

    Cons

    Had to move out of state

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  8. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Good job

    May 11, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good salary, Interesting work, Fast moving

    Cons

    Very limited PTO, Very stressful

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  9. 3.0
    Current Employee

    Job

    Apr 19, 2022 - SJSU IT Tech SA in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    It was alright but wouldn’t go bakc

    Cons

    Did not like it there

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  10. 4.0
    Former Employee

    Fairly good

    Dec 7, 2021 - Customer Relations Representative in Jamaica, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good pay Health benefits Insurance Transportation Education support

    Cons

    Overtime No phone policy 30 min lunch

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  11. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 5 years

    Not bad

    Dec 28, 2021 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good job for a part time occupation to make some money. Generally a simple job.

    Cons

    as a career I wouldn't enjoy. Depending on where you work, some managers can make your life a nightmare. I worked at 3 different shops over the years.

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River Island Clothing has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 2,423 reviews left anonymously by employees. 60% of employees would recommend working at River Island Clothing to a friend and 42% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -4% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, River Island Clothing employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at River Island Clothing. This rating has decreased by -5% over the last 12 months.

60% of River Island Clothing employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated River Island Clothing 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at River Island Clothing to be workplace, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be culture, career development, management.

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