Victoria's Secret reviews

Too many cons to be honest. I wouldn't waste my time applying for such an awful company. Great brand but to work there is a nightmare. No social/work life balance very long hours, late finishes, disorganised management, too much pressure on selling, SPAH (sales per Associate hour), hitting targets and making money. The commission scheme is a joke too. Selling team get 3% senior sales 8% other job roles and departments are told and advised to sell/up sell but don't get any commission at all. Managers favourite a lot of people, seems like you have to kiss their bum holes to get promoted. The turn over rate is disgusting. Staff always leaving new staff joining for them leave again after 3 months. when I left the company 6 other people left the same day/week and I have recently heard that 30 people have handed their notices in within 10 days including managers. The store manager is clearly not doing anything about this matter, because if I was a store manager and could see so many people leaving, I would question what the problem is. It's not worth the money, time or stress to be honest. I was only there for 7 months but was relieved when I finally walked out those doors. I learnt nothing about bras/ measuring during my 7 months there as I was stuck behind the tills all day for 8 hours!! They sell you so much dreams at the interviews/ training but in reality is was probably the worst job and experience I have ever had.

Managers had clear favourites. Based in different areas each shift and depending which area in would depend on how much sales you make. Example, t shirt collection was not as expensive or popular as Very Sexy collection, so of course this generates a lot less commission. If managers liked you, then they placed you in the best areas. Also, you get your sale if the customer remembers your name at checkout, so if your coworker was unfair, they may intercept a customer with large sales and say their name briefly, and usually the customer just remembers the last name mentioned unless you let a GIANT impact on her or shopped with her for a lengthy amount of time. Also, changing room attendants often stole customers too, as a customer may forget name after helping her so long, then go try on the stuff picked out then the changing room attendant would say thanks my name is.. and then customer goes straight to checkout.