over worked, underpaid - Intimates Category Manager Victoria's Secret Employee Review

2.0
Feb 4, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Gratis, great Co-workers, great product

Cons

When the floor plan changes, prepare to work 12 hours + with only an hour break. (Occurs almost monthly) Starting- entry level pay- hovers over minimum wage, regardless of experience Shifts and hours are NOT guaranteed. One week you're working, the next you're not. Bags are searched before you can leave the building. Even if you're clocked out. You have to fold and touch worn/used panties. Even if your schedule says your shift ends at close, you have to stay until the entire store is organized and every panty and bra is folded; this includes the closing manager locking the doors for the night. It's sometimes 3 or more hours before leaving. Work there....I'm sure you can find plenty more to add to this list. I'm a former intimates category manager, I put up with their organizational behavior for years with no change before leaving. Looking back it frustrates me to know what me and my team put up with daily.

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