Very Decent Retail Sales Job - Retail Sales Associate Swarovski Employee Review

5.0
Oct 15, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Clean and beautiful work environment, streamlined management, good benefits for full time employees, extensive and continued training programs, dedicated and motivated teams, sales incentives (though sometimes unclear), good customer relations, and a decent employee discount.

Cons

The pay and overall work environment is less 'Luxury' than the brand is looking for. The brand story is very much leaning towards hip and fashionable but luxury items, but this isn't reflected fully in the compensation and the some aspects of work environment. The music and dress code in stores for example, are more fast fashion leaning then luxury high end retailer leaning. I wish the compensation was more competitive to luxury, high end retailers. Additionally, the sales goals are often lofty and unattainable, which can be discouraging and doesn't allow room for growth/promotions/incentives.

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Swarovski Response
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Dear Colleague Thank you for your review. At Swarovski, we truly value constructive employee and customer feedback, both positive and negative. We are very sorry to hear you felt the pay and work environment are not according to your expectations. We strive to remain competitive in our compensation practices and regularly review our pay rates and benefit structures. Thank you also for sharing your reflection on music and outfit. We will pass it on to the appropriate department. We also encourage you to share your observations, opinions and comments directly with your leader, local or global HR department. We wish you many successes in your career at Swarovski.

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