It was an okay temp job, but I wouldn't work there again - Sales Associate Bath & Body Works Employee Review

3.0
Oct 4, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

-The employee discount for Limited Brands Stores -The contests -My store always had some treats/candy to take home during holidays -Co-workers were nice to work with -Got the days off that I needed and even though I was scheduled to have call-ins, I never had to worry about having to come in

Cons

-Management too pushy to "sell, sell, sell" to customers. As a customer myself, I hate when sales people constantly market. It gets really annoying. Corporate really needs to rethink their marketing strategies. - Sometimes I could tell mgt. would secretly talk about me and my co-workers' performance and then have one of the CL's come and "coach" us. I wish that they would just be honest and upfront, instead of so sneaky. - Not enough hours. It was really aggravating because they would schedule me for a certain amount of days, usually 4 and I would work only one or two of them. It was annoying because at the time I was traveling back and forth to visit my family for the holidays and I would leave them early to come back only for mgt to tell me I didn't have to come in! sigh. -Not enough opportunity for growth. -Didn't train employees well. Mgt. expected new hires to understand everything perfectly and do it correctly every time and it just wasn't realistic at all. -This isn't a good job for those who are more introverted or reserved, because they expect you to hound people every second, and if you're like me, you won't like it at all. I felt like I was bothering people. I don't mind greeting people, telling them the deals, and asking them if they need help, but I won't stalk them every second around the store!

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

Generous pay for management, paid holidays and maternity leave for full timers, good benefits. Treats us more like humans than any other business I’ve ever worked for

Cons

Work/life balance can be hard, especially around the holidays

1.0
May 7, 2026
Recommend
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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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