Does Argos pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Argos employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Argos. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Argos?

64% of Argos employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Argos 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Argos?

Customer Advisor (441) , Customer Service Advisor (242) , Sales Assistant (228) , Customer Service (164) , Customer Assistant (144) , Customer Service Representative (123) , Sales Associate (117) , Warehouse Operative (66) , Delivery Driver (63) , Retail Assistant (62) , Sales Advisor (58) , Stock Assistant (55) , Trading Support Manager (50) , Warehouse Worker (47) , Store Manager (42)

What are the pros of working at Argos according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good and fair" ((in 244 reviews)); "staff were friendly and kind" ((in 231 reviews)); "the people were nice and good" ((in 209 reviews)); "Very friendly colleagues and gives you good experience with a load of different types of customers" ((in 181 reviews)); "There was good training for all areas of the job" ((in 75 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Argos according to real employee reviews?

"management were poor and toxic" ((in 226 reviews)); "There were several rather long hours and unfortunately only a temporary contract which wasn't ideal for me at the time." ((in 161 reviews)); "The managers I had were rude and horrible to staff." ((in 144 reviews)); "Minimum wage and almost impossible targets for Argos card sign" ((in 37 reviews)); "Very short break times which can be unfair considering the rate at which you have to work." ((in 35 reviews))

Argos reviews

3.8

64% would recommend to a friend

(3,720 total reviews)

Mike Coupe

53% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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Argos has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,720 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

5.0

Jan 14, 2018

Love it

Customer advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Christmas temp and I got help to continue with the business and transferred to another local store. Reasonable pay, especially as a student. Very flexible. Staff in my old store were absolutely amazing and I really miss working with them, my new store isn't as good but still happy. Customers - You will meet some very nice people and helping them out is a joy DISCOUNT DISCOUNT DISCOUNT (argos and Sainsbury's!) Safe working environment. Paid for online training. Always help available if you need it, don't be afraid to ask questions.

Cons

3 months until Staff discount, bit pointless for a Christmas temp job Odd very angry person, but that is what you should expect from working in retail, can actually get fun at times!

4.0

Jan 10, 2018

Good for seasonal work as long as you're not dependent on it for living expenses

Customer service advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In terms of the business itself, I was very impressed by how well Argos has adapted to the new retail environment. They've really kept up with the move to online shopping, and I think it'll make them a good bet in the future. The team I worked in were generally welcoming, and I was given a lot of helpful support in my first few days, while I learned the ropes. Managers were great at providing positive verbal feedback, and being kept informed about how the store was doing in terms of targets made it feel like we were part of a group effort. Generally, it was a good working atmosphere.

Cons

The pay is minimum wage, as you'd expect, and like any retail job there were times when the place was dead and time when it was incredibly busy and pretty hectic. The hours-per-week varied considerably even over my eight or so weeks there (from 32 hours one week to 14 another), possibly because they over-hired for the Christmas period. One member of staff was pretty unhelpful and inpatient with people who didn't get things right first time, which was off-putting, but that person was the exception to a generally lovely team.

4.0

Jan 8, 2018

Warehouse Staff

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Clear communication from managers and a nice place to work.

Cons

May get offer worked with the spikes in demand.

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