I really thought that as a Seasonal employee I would be taken seriously. I wasn't even put through an orientation. Not to mention that managers did not communicate things clearly to everyone. It was as if they assumed you knew unless you asked. I was even asked to lie about why I was hired when upper management was doing a walkthrough, not once, but twice! I found it very odd that nobody was willing to take the short amount of time to explain the basic things needed to be known when you're a new employee. Some things one can figure out on their own, but even being "buddied up" didn't work out. The first day I was pretty much on my own because the other girl in my department was busy. I don't blame her, but I do blame management for not being more considerate. During my time as a seasonal employee, I was never late once, always clocked in on time, and never called in sick. I even took shift changes on short notice. I had multiple in-store clients give me plenty of compliments, but didn't make a difference one bit when it came time to potentially hire seasonal. I found out with 2 days notice when my last day would be. Not what I would call professional, but that's how Sephora is. I also found out they were hiring although they let go of all seasonal staff who had been at the store for 2 months. How much sense does that make? None. Would not recommend working at Sephora unless you really want to, but I am sure each location is different. I think corporate should make note that there are definitely some odd things going on when a seasonal employee is asked to lie about what they were hired for. Not even sure why. I just know if someone were to ask me, I wasn't going to lie. I don't believe in it, and I think some managers needed to do better in communicating and being part of a team. If Cast Members are expected to act a certain way, DICs and specialists should too.
