Overall negative, though of course it starts out magical. - Senior Sales Associate Lush Employee Review

2.0
Jun 23, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

The discount is great, and people are generally fun to work with. You get to be involved with local charity events, if you choose, and it's actually really fulfilling to help someone who has always been unhappy with their skin find things that work for them.

Cons

High expectations for output with very low pay. They expect employees to be a walking encyclopedia of Lush knowledge and pay them minimum wage, where a similar job pays twice as much. Most of the girls here are almost Disney-level brainwashed and, while knowing their skills are being taken advantage of, put up with it because they really believe they're "saving the planet." They'll stick around for YEARS before ever being offered an opportunity to advance or get a pay raise, and because it's mostly ladies, no matter how nice, they do get catty. Management in the shops is a one-sided check-and-balanceless joke, and I heard so many stories of the founder sleeping around with managers during the week-long meetings in the UK. Gross. I really wanted to love this job and was disappointed when I saw how screwed up it is.

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5.0
Dec 23, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great management Company cares about employees Employee discount Lenient

Cons

I’ve tried to think of some, and I don’t think I have any cons

1.0
May 25, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Discounts, we got 50% off of most items

Cons

Unhygienic, stressful, money hungry, fear monger. Unprofessional managers both as an employee and customer. Never experienced such low life conditions, manager brought in animal multiple times in store, and made staff clean its pee. Customers were floored, inexcusable and HR is unresponsive. The bathroom is disgusting, and inaccessible. I cannot imagine any one with a physical disability being able to use the restroom. It was so difficult to suck in your stomach, then trip on box after box. They BLOCK the fridge and made us put our food in our tiny lockers. Manager is too comfortable with the amount of time spent within the company to ever fear facing any consequences or repercussions. Even fired staff in the past for contacting HR for help.

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