Lush reviews

3.6

55% would recommend to a friend

(2,222 total reviews)
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Mark Constantine

52% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Lush has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,222 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lush employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Jun 16, 2018

Supervisor/Sales Assistant

Recommend
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Pros

Good wage for a retail position. Chances for promotion.

Cons

- Wages do not reflect the work required - Far too much feedback, also sometimes in quite humiliating and badgering. All stores differ but my store had strict feedback tracking and you could potentially get fired for something as small as not facing the door 24/7. - Do not support unions. We were told not to join a union because it would anger the company and not help us get better wages. - Very little chance of hitting targets, they ensure they are too high to hit. - Harsh monitoring. We had a lot of mystery shops at my store, and despite being severely understaffed, some staff were humiliated and told off for not being perfect. Their standard of perfect is extremely high and unattainable when very understaffed. - Hard to get promoted, there was a lot of favourtism. During my 2 years there I saw people perfect for the jobs they were applying for being passed over for the managers best friends or crushes.

2.0
Apr 25, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

- free products -generous staff discount of 50% -customers are usually really nice - colleagues are mostly nice too - training is paid for - overtime is usually available but don’t count on it

Cons

- be careful of the things you say because even the slightest things such as commenting on the amount of money made (even if it’s gone up) can be taken the wrong way and they’ll accuse you of not understanding the “business drivers” - they’ll force you to approach and reapproach customers even when the customers have clearly said they want to be left alone - if you leave the shop floor for even a second to grab a sip of water without telling senior management, it become another reason for them to fire you - if you talk about your availability or working times on the shop floor, they can use it as a reason to fire you (even if senior management start the discussion) - if they ask you to clean some baskets and you don’t dry them, they can fire you - if they tell you how to dry a basket , they label this as “training” - even if you provide “5 star customer service” on everyday you work, they will ignore this and focus on the negative aspects of your work there - don’t ask too many questions because they’ll assume that you don’t understand the needs of the business - if you arrive 5 mins before the start of the shift, this isn’t early enough. - if you need time off because of exams or family emergencies, don’t expect them to be sympathetic or helpful in any way - if you are closing the shop and you finish cleaning before the time you’re supposed to, you can’t leave 1 minute before because this breaks conduct - if you’re trying to swap shifts with someone or cover them, it has to be in the same week (no exceptions)

4.0
Nov 23, 2017

Great but not perfect

Recommend
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Pros

-Amazing family atmosphere among the team -Sincere, enjoyable interactions with customers -Products are fantastic and can be sampled -Training is in depth and creativity is encouraged -Generous discount

Cons

-Fairly pushy approach to sales, placing pressure on staff -Staff with big personalities often clashed, resulting in constant workplace drama -Favouritism both at shop level and within the wider company -Large divides between departments (Retail, Manufacturing, IT, etc)

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