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Argos is a catalogue retailer. They sell a range of products, including jewellery, toys and technology.

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Argos job reviews

Showing 133 reviews

  • Best thing

    Working from home

    Worst thing

    Literally everything else. Poor management, equipment, treating staff like numbers and not people

    1.8

    Argos Customer service, February 2022

  • Best thing

    Good pay, easy work life balance

    Worst thing

    Sometimes hours get cut

    8.6

    Argos Employee, January 2022

  • Best thing

    Confidence building job with a great team

    Worst thing

    Lots of financial jargon

    9.5

    Argos Customer advisor, January 2022

  • 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.

    9.8

    Argos Retail assistant, January 2022

  • Best thing

    Pay not to bad

    Worst thing

    5 percent of staff doing 95 percent of the work

    4.5

    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 around

    1.6

    Argos Sales assistant, December 2021

  • Best thing

    important experiences. never bored.

    Worst thing

    stressful. exhausting. rude customers.

    5.5

    Argos Employee, December 2021

  • Best thing

    Team spirit and support

    Worst thing

    Tiring and long hours

    9.4

    Argos Sales assistant, December 2021

  • Best thing

    Pay, benefits, managerial and team are not stressful

    Worst thing

    Customers are often unreasonable and stressful

    7.7

    Argos Employee, December 2021

  • 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.

    6.0

    Argos Customer advisor, December 2021

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  • Best thing

    good pay for a young age and laid back work

    9.8

    Argos Retail assistant, December 2021

  • 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

    9.5

    Argos Sales assistant, December 2021

  • Best thing

    The people that i work with
    How easy it is to request days that you cant do off

    Worst 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 staff

    8.2

    Argos Customer advisor, December 2021

  • Best thing

    people are brilliant, pretty easy, hours r good

    Worst thing

    either very busy or very boring

    7.3

    Argos Employee, December 2021

  • Best thing

    Interaction with customers

    Worst thing

    Every one thinks there a manager

    4.1

    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

    8.4

    Argos Sales advisor, October 2021

  • Best thing

    The team I work with.

    Worst thing

    Area manager cutting hours, leaving us short staffed during busy times.

    9.5

    Argos General assistant, August 2021

  • 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.

    8.4

    Argos Delivery driver, August 2021

  • 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.

    2.6

    Argos Stock assistant, August 2021

  • 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.

    9.4

    Argos Customer service advisor, August 2021

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  • Best thing

    My workmates

    Worst thing

    Being shouted at and insulted by customers

    6.7

    Argos Customer service advisor, July 2021

  • Best thing

    When you get the support you need

    Worst thing

    Lack of support and management going back on their words

    4.6

    Argos Sales advisor, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Once on the road, it is just me and I like that

    Worst thing

    The early starts

    8.2

    Argos Home delivery driver, July 2021

  • Best thing

    making a difference, people i work with.

    Worst thing

    selling insurance policies its targeted and many customers dont want it.

    9.7

    Argos Customer advisor, June 2021

  • Best thing

    Nice understanding customers

    Worst thing

    Lack of support from management

    3.2

    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.

    9.4

    Argos Customer advisor, May 2021

  • Best thing

    the people i work with

    Worst thing

    the pressure to sell fs

    4.7

    Argos Customer advisor, May 2021

  • 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

    9.3

    Argos Multi skilled operative, May 2021

  • Best thing

    My work colleagues

    Worst thing

    Working weekends and until 10pm

    8.2

    Argos Customer advisor, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Helping customers make the best choices

    Worst thing

    Lack of help

    3.7

    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

    8.4

    Argos Delivery driver, April 2021

  • Best thing

    nice people / place to work

    Worst thing

    horrible customers

    9.5

    Argos Customer service, April 2021

  • 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.

    8.9

    Argos Store assistant, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Staff I work with

    Worst thing

    Owned by sainsbury, store closures re imminent.

    6.6

    Argos Customer advisor, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Early finish
    Paid every 4 weeks

    Worst thing

    Getting up at 4am

    8.7

    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.

    8.0

    Argos Manager, April 2021

  • 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.

    9.3

    Argos Customer advisor, April 2021

  • 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.

    7.6

    Argos Customers fulfilment assistant, March 2021

  • Best thing

    The people

    Worst thing

    Finding people in the city centre

    9.1

    Argos Delivery driver, March 2021

  • 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

    6.8

    Argos Delivery driver, March 2021

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  • Best thing

    Helping customers

    Worst thing

    Lack of support

    3.4

    Argos Sales advisor, March 2021

  • Best thing

    The team I work with are very friendly and kind

    Worst thing

    Sometimes the customers can be a pain

    9.6

    Argos Customer advisor, March 2021

  • Best thing

    My colleagues

    Worst thing

    Consistency with hours
    Double standards between staff and managers
    Pettiness

    7.3

    Argos Sales assistant, March 2021

  • Best thing

    The team
    The pay

    Worst thing

    The workload
    Understaffing

    5.5

    Argos Responsible colleague, March 2021

  • Best thing

    The hours, and the actual job of delivering parcels

    Worst thing

    Politics at work

    7.0

    Argos Employee, March 2021

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  • Best thing

    The driving

    Worst thing

    People not being organised

    8.3

    Argos Delivery driver, March 2021

  • Best thing

    The other colleagues

    Worst thing

    The gap between colleagues and the management, not be approachable

    7.0

    Argos Responsible colleague, February 2021

  • Best thing

    My hours

    Worst thing

    People not being treated equally, no support

    2.4

    Argos Fulfilment associate, February 2021

  • Best thing

    We all know each others roles and are always willing to help

    Worst thing

    When ports close due to bad weather

    9.9

    Argos Coordinator, February 2021

  • 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.

    6.4

    Argos TM, January 2021