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DismissArgos is a catalogue retailer. They sell a range of products, including jewellery, toys and technology.
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Best thing
Working from home
Worst thing
Literally everything else. Poor management, equipment, treating staff like numbers and not people
Argos Customer service, February 2022
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Best thing
Good pay, easy work life balance
Worst thing
Sometimes hours get cut
Argos Employee, January 2022
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Best thing
Confidence building job with a great team
Worst thing
Lots of financial jargon
Argos Customer advisor, January 2022
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Best thing
the team, the managers, how organised. if you make a mistake they don’t punish you
Worst thing
the customers can be very rude and abusive.
Argos Retail assistant, January 2022
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Best thing
Pay not to bad
Worst thing
5 percent of staff doing 95 percent of the work
Argos Stock assistant, January 2022
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Best thing
Some of the colleagues and the staff discount
Worst thing
The customers
Management
Unrealistic targets for shop that is not very popular all year aroundArgos Sales assistant, December 2021
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Best thing
important experiences. never bored.
Worst thing
stressful. exhausting. rude customers.
Argos Employee, December 2021
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Best thing
Team spirit and support
Worst thing
Tiring and long hours
Argos Sales assistant, December 2021
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Best thing
Pay, benefits, managerial and team are not stressful
Worst thing
Customers are often unreasonable and stressful
Argos Employee, December 2021
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Best thing
Good money! Has been good with holidays and time off
Worst thing
Changed weekly hours to every Saturday and Sunday after being there for 3 years.
Argos Customer advisor, December 2021
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Best thing
good pay for a young age and laid back work
Argos Retail assistant, December 2021
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Best thing
All staff are so friendly especially as I’m the youngest worker I was worried I’d be judged. I get the same pay as everyone which is really good for my age it’s a fun job with good breaks and the training is amazing.
Worst thing
The people who come to the store can be abit different and rude but the customer is always right so gotta agree with them and apologise when you feel like telling them to do one aha
Argos Sales assistant, December 2021
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Best thing
The people that i work with
How easy it is to request days that you cant do offWorst thing
Managers forget how busy it can be and have told young staff to get off phones while they go on theirs and allow the older staff too
They seem to put younger staff in on weekends never really adult staffArgos Customer advisor, December 2021
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Best thing
people are brilliant, pretty easy, hours r good
Worst thing
either very busy or very boring
Argos Employee, December 2021
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Best thing
Interaction with customers
Worst thing
Every one thinks there a manager
Argos Employee, November 2021
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Best thing
Know my job well
Worst thing
Having to be fully flex after being on a fixed contract
Argos Sales advisor, October 2021
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Best thing
The team I work with.
Worst thing
Area manager cutting hours, leaving us short staffed during busy times.
Argos General assistant, August 2021
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Best thing
Argos is a great company to work for.
Worst thing
I really enjoy my job and the challenges is throws up on a daily basis.
Argos Delivery driver, August 2021
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Best thing
Discount
Worst thing
Pay, hours worked, unpaid 20min breaks, constant heavy workload, not enough staff, poor health & safety, ignoring covid is a problem, difficulty booking holidays, constant errors in pay & holiday, constant nagging about same things daily, piling workload on with total disregard to staff physical & mental health, ignoring time wasting staff, ignoring loss of revenue to the business through poor driver standards, parking fine etc. Not able to organise Christmas meals, short on praise or reward for a job well done. Unapproachable management. Unable to resolve issues or get correct information.
Argos Stock assistant, August 2021
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Best thing
Making a difference within the work environment i work within, my hours are flexible.
Worst thing
we dont get informed when they put overtime on our schedule.
Argos Customer service advisor, August 2021
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Best thing
My workmates
Worst thing
Being shouted at and insulted by customers
Argos Customer service advisor, July 2021
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Best thing
When you get the support you need
Worst thing
Lack of support and management going back on their words
Argos Sales advisor, July 2021
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Best thing
Once on the road, it is just me and I like that
Worst thing
The early starts
Argos Home delivery driver, July 2021
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Best thing
making a difference, people i work with.
Worst thing
selling insurance policies its targeted and many customers dont want it.
Argos Customer advisor, June 2021
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Best thing
Nice understanding customers
Worst thing
Lack of support from management
Argos Sales advisor, May 2021
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Best thing
Helping customers using my knowledge
Worst thing
Can be quiet and long hours most times.
Argos Customer advisor, May 2021
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Best thing
the people i work with
Worst thing
the pressure to sell fs
Argos Customer advisor, May 2021
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Best thing
I know my job very well. I enjoy to do the job
Worst thing
I have to do this job at same place everyday. I like that job by that i can go different places
Argos Multi skilled operative, May 2021
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Best thing
My work colleagues
Worst thing
Working weekends and until 10pm
Argos Customer advisor, April 2021
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Best thing
Helping customers make the best choices
Worst thing
Lack of help
Argos Sales advisor, April 2021
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Best thing
Easy work with mostly good hours
Worst thing
The 'down time' when we don't have any deliveries or much work to do
Argos Delivery driver, April 2021
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Best thing
nice people / place to work
Worst thing
horrible customers
Argos Customer service, April 2021
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Best thing
Helping people find the products that they want.
Worst thing
Having to sell argos cards and argos care and having to meet a certain sales target for these.
Argos Store assistant, April 2021
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Best thing
Staff I work with
Worst thing
Owned by sainsbury, store closures re imminent.
Argos Customer advisor, April 2021
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Best thing
Early finish
Paid every 4 weeksWorst thing
Getting up at 4am
Argos Employee, April 2021
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Best thing
Tow the line, do as required. Jack of all, master of none.
Worst thing
Not being responsible for one area and specialising in that area. I used to manage fulfillment, and performed well. Now I don't manage any area, but manage all areas.
Argos Manager, April 2021
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Best thing
The colleagues, the atmosphere. The of is pretty good.
Worst thing
Having targets for add ons, financial services, and Argos cards at the till.
Argos Customer advisor, April 2021
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Best thing
All the staff and managers in the store are friendly and approachable and will help if you need help.
Worst thing
Sainsbury's who own argos are not the best company to work for. They care more about their profit and not about the staff.
Argos Customers fulfilment assistant, March 2021
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Best thing
The people
Worst thing
Finding people in the city centre
Argos Delivery driver, March 2021
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Best thing
Some of my colleagues are friendly and we work well as a team
Worst thing
Being punished with written warnings for small mistakes
Argos Delivery driver, March 2021
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Best thing
Helping customers
Worst thing
Lack of support
Argos Sales advisor, March 2021
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Best thing
The team I work with are very friendly and kind
Worst thing
Sometimes the customers can be a pain
Argos Customer advisor, March 2021
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Best thing
My colleagues
Worst thing
Consistency with hours
Double standards between staff and managers
PettinessArgos Sales assistant, March 2021
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Best thing
The team
The payWorst thing
The workload
UnderstaffingArgos Responsible colleague, March 2021
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Best thing
The hours, and the actual job of delivering parcels
Worst thing
Politics at work
Argos Employee, March 2021
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Best thing
The driving
Worst thing
People not being organised
Argos Delivery driver, March 2021
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Best thing
The other colleagues
Worst thing
The gap between colleagues and the management, not be approachable
Argos Responsible colleague, February 2021
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Best thing
My hours
Worst thing
People not being treated equally, no support
Argos Fulfilment associate, February 2021
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Best thing
We all know each others roles and are always willing to help
Worst thing
When ports close due to bad weather
Argos Coordinator, February 2021
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Best thing
Most of my team.
Opportunities.
Training opportunities.Worst thing
Pay.
Unpaid hours.
Incompetent people increasing my work load.
Don't always feel appreciated.Argos TM, January 2021