Does River Island pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, River Island employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at River Island. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at River Island?

58% of River Island employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated River Island 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at River Island?

Sales Assistant (501) , Sales Advisor (397) , Sales Associate (318) , Part-time Sales Advisor (97) , Retail Sales Associate (86) , Retail Sales Assistant (70) , Retail Assistant (52) , Store Manager (51) , Floor Manager (32) , Manager (30) , Sales Manager (27) , Team Leader (27) , Customer Assistant (26) , Sales (22) , Assistant Buyer (21)

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

"Staff are friendly and helpful at all times" ((in 201 reviews)); "The people I worked with were nice and friendly" ((in 173 reviews)); "Great Team and always helpful" ((in 127 reviews)); "You will get good benefit and they care their staff very much" ((in 66 reviews)); "Great worklife and culture and learning" ((in 32 reviews))

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

"Low pay and that’s all" ((in 218 reviews)); "When taken ill at work managers can be rude and question you assuming you're lying." ((in 186 reviews)); "Can be long hours and dfficult to drive in and out of work as all employees start at the same time" ((in 112 reviews)); "No training and felt like I needed to know everything as they would either roll eyes or have nasty comments to say." ((in 63 reviews)); "Don’t get paid for breaks and low salary" ((in 40 reviews))

What are employees saying about River Island layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about River Island layoffs and their outlook for job security at River Island in 2026.

What are the top reviewed River Island locations?

Buenos Aires , Mendoza , Bahía Blanca

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River Island reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(2,971 total reviews)

Ben Lewis

66% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Career opportunities

River Island has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,971 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The River Island 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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

Aug 25, 2015

River Island Summer Temps

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fellow employees are easy to get on with

Cons

Lots to do for what its worth.

River Island Response

10y

Thank you for your comments about River Island, we will ensure that we feed these back.

1.0

Aug 21, 2015

river island is over rated

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

discount which i never use because its pointless to work hard a month then to waste it on there clothing its like ur working for for cloths then money but yeah discount and thats it really

Cons

favouritism, if ur shy u will be a shadow an escape goat u will feel left out and bored and hate the job because if even ugly people and shy people can get the job because the person interviewing u is from a different deparment than from u

River Island Response

10y

Sorry you are not enjoying your time with River Island, thank you for your comments, we will ensure that we feed these back.

3.0

Aug 21, 2015

Sales Assistant and Cashier

Sales assistant and cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's fun, interacting with customers and working as a team with the other employees

Cons

Too much pressure, too many expectations and can get quite negative,

River Island Response

10y

Thank you for your review of River Island and comments. We appreciate you taking the time to do this.

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