Argos reviews

3.8

64% would recommend to a friend

(3,715 total reviews)

Mike Coupe

51% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Argos has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,715 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Argos employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews
2.0
Mar 24, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Usually the atmosphere is nice and relaxed. Customers are (mostly) understanding. Warehouse roles are ideal if you want to lose some weight. Some opportunity for advancement.

Cons

I had four managers, none of whom were particularly good at communicating with the rest of them. This caused a lot of employee frustration and cost time to route around problems that should never have existed. Awful managers are allowed to get away with practically anything. There's generally no recourse for complaints and usually upper management are too spineless to care. Be prepared to work harder than you've ever worked (which may or may not be a bad thing, depending on your attitude). Expect arbitrary targets and lots of them. You'll never, ever meet all of them because they're set impossibly high. Employees have to hand out Argos catalogues outside in all seasons. No sun cream is provided in Summer and you're not allowed to wear a coat/jumper in Winter. Forget having a five-minute break to drink some water because you're thirsty after talking all day. Tough. Employees are always leaving because they get treated poorly. Meanwhile, management are always complaining about employees leaving and don't seem to understand why.

1.0
Feb 27, 2014

Disappointed

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

10% staff discount. A large company with better than average job security in the current climate.

Cons

Poor relations with the company board who squeeze and squeeze not giving anything back. No consideration for family life what so ever. Dumping on those in the company who don't have a voice eg not in a recognised union body.

5.0
Dec 18, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Easy work, straight forward with no strings attached or added stress unless self inflicted, independence, great team and discount in Argos, Sainsburys and habitat

Cons

Anti-social hours, increased danger to your own health and well-being due to heavy loads and extensive time spent driving, difficult management at times and often a high workload at busy times of year

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