Not an ideal place to work at, unless you want to work as a hobby. - Sales Associate Bath & Body Works Employee Review

2.0
Nov 10, 2012
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Pros

The only pros to working at BBW were that you get small samples of new products, the employees are often very friendly, it always smells good in there, and time passes very quickly.

Cons

Unfortunately, I would definitely not recommend this job to anyone who needs money ASAP, or if you're a college student, or if you have a family to feed. You are paid biweekly, which is not a problem, but because you work so few hours as a part-time associate, don't expect to be paid very much. I worked, at most, six hours a week. And that only happened twice in the three months I worked there. Usually, I worked three hours a week. I was lucky to get $90 on my paycheck. Usually, my paychecks cut me around forty dollars after taxes. Terrible terrible hours. Not to mention, you are usually put down as a "call-in". That means, they'll schedule you as a "call-in" for anywhere from 3-5 hours on a certain day. You need to call into work and see if you are needed. Usually? No. I worked a call-in one time. I cannot even begin to tell you how many times I was unable to make other plans because I had to see if I needed to work a call in. The hours you work and the money you make aren't worth it. I could barely pay for gas. Never working with Limited Brands again. I'm so lucky I found another job that gives me regular hours and great pay- I'm glad I quit BBW and never looked back.

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Cons

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