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    Arcadia Reviews

    Updated Nov 15, 2019

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    3.0
    52%
    Recommend to a Friend
    19%
    Approve of CEO
    Arcadia CEO Sir Philip Green (no image)
    Sir Philip Green
    164 Ratings
    Pros

    • "Great staff benefits (Sample sales, discount, amazing head office refit)" (in 33 reviews)

    • "Sample sale, staff discount, core hours" (in 26 reviews)

    Cons
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    1. "good"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Sales Advisor 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Arcadia full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      good discount friendly staff okay pay

      Cons

      long hours not flexible customers can be rude

      Arcadia2019-11-15

    2. "Overall good"

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      Current Employee - Wholesale Administrative Assistant in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Arcadia full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      - You can wear what you want - People are really lovely - Access to sample sales - Good progression

      Cons

      - People work through their 1 hour lunch break/stay late or arrive early (bad for employees)

      Arcadia2019-11-10
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    3. "Overall good experience"

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      Former Employee - Marketing in London, England
      Recommends

      I worked at Arcadia full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Great people(friends and mentors), good L&D opportunities and I had a great work/life balance

      Cons

      There were no pay reviews during my time at Arcaida

      Arcadia2019-11-05

    4. "Social executive"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Arcadia full-time

      Pros

      Sample sales, experience in large organisation

      Cons

      Poor Communication, blame culture, rigid job structures, poor pay

      Arcadia2019-11-04

    5. "Safe bet"

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      Former Employee - Account Assistant in Leeds, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Arcadia full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Friendly colleagues Good learning experience Opportunity to move internally Study support available Good social events

      Cons

      Heavy workload - sometimes overtime is needed (unpaid)

      Arcadia2019-10-23

    6. "Top Team"

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      Former Employee - Service Delivery Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Arcadia full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Unified, professional, skilled, committed and reliable

      Cons

      I really cannot think of any

      Arcadia2019-10-11

    7. "No progression, made amazing friends"

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      Former Employee - International Production Assistant in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Arcadia full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      > great team: young, majority female, friendly, fun > good hours > opportunity for personal development in courses/ taking on more project work if interested

      Cons

      > low salary > progression only happens if someone more senior leaves - pure pot luck > a lot of monotonous work

      Advice to Management

      > create a progression structure that doesn't depend on others leaving to promote

      Arcadia2019-10-12

    8. "Invest in people"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Arcadia full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Central office location with large space and canteen Young work culture Relaxed/trendy casual wear to work Sample sales It’s a good place to work if it’s your first job or you’ve just graduated as it’s a very social environment.

      Cons

      No recognition. They’ve had a pay freeze the past few years and the only way to get a pay rise has been from counter offers (after you’ve accepted another job). I worked with the Topshop Topman brand too, and found there were too many unnecessary levels of hierarchy that they could’ve cut on to invest in the people that do the work.

      Advice to Management

      Invest and praise people during their time at Arcadia. Don’t wait until they’re about to leave to then offer

      Arcadia2019-10-23

    9. "Sales"

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      Current Employee - Sales Assistant in Leeds, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Arcadia part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Good job I love it so mych

      Cons

      Love it no cons to consider

      Arcadia2019-10-07

    10. "Shame they stopped the appraisal performance related pay reviews"

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      Current Employee - General Manager 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Arcadia full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Great people Great culture Freedom to make your own decisions Brand listen to your opinion

      Cons

      Stopped the benefit of appraisal performance related pay rises meaning poor retention of good people.

      Advice to Management

      Reinstate the performance based pay review

      Arcadia2019-10-07
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