I would go back in a heartbeat! - Package Designer Bath & Body Works Employee Review

5.0
Aug 3, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great learning curve with challenges and senior responsibilities given. Great team work in the design team overall. Constantly updating product lines, so as a designer you don't get bored. Work hard and speak up and you'll see the change happening, just be patient. Great network and connections. Good benefits, great orientation and welcoming to company. Higher pay compared to competition especially if you are a manager. Constantly growing company, they hire top talent, so can learn from great people. They educate designers with trend shows, classes etc... If you're willing to work and grow, work hard and may have growth (takes about 5 years to get your first promotion) Great products and Employee discount at all Limited brands stores. Great cross-functional teams.

Cons

I was unfortunate to have a horrible manager (he is not there anymore), however I spoke up and my director supported me (at least I felt that he did). Fast to market, so you need to be fast, hardworking and on top of your game. Need to work over 40 hours almost every week. Risk of getting burnt out because of the fast environment- probably that's why the pay is higher. You need to be dedicated and be flexible, so your work and life balance may suffer. There maybe a risk of over-promising, so make sure promises given is held. There is a communication problem generally in the company (maybe caused by speed to market strategy)

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Pros

Good discounts on merchandise, easy work.

Cons

I would have loved to purchase some of their products conisdering the 40% off discount for employees, but they failed to pay me enough to sustain myself let alone buy from their store! I was getting paid about $150 every two weeks! They never notified me about how little I'd be working or about what my schedule would be like, my shifts were completely random. If you want a set schedule each week. this job isn't for you, you're lucky to get 1 shift a week that only lasts about 3-4 hours. Once again, my supervisors failed to mention this, thinking it was more important that I know how to sell products than whether or not I get paid enough to survive. I don't know why there was so much emphasis on selling merchandise to customers anyway, these products practically sell themselves. I had a lot of questions starting out since I was a NEW EMPLOYEE and all and had never worked a job like this in my life, but for some reason my supervisors failed to see this and instead made me feel ashamed and embarassed for asking the simplest of questions. They'd actually get mad and a little sassy at me for asking a question, like where a specific item was or how to do a return. I have to remind you, I had just started and my shifts were so sporadic it was difficult to retain all the info, so I HAD to ask questions.

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