francesca's reviews

3.3

54% would recommend to a friend

(2,772 total reviews)

Andrew Clarke

53% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

francesca's has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,772 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The francesca's 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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3K reviews
3.0
May 28, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

It's fun - work isn't hard.

Cons

Not a lot is expected from you - the manager's aren't enforced to grow and develop the employees. Very laid back atmosphere - no client base. No rewards or bonuses for key holders/sales assistants - No real reason for the employees to work and try harder. DEAD END JOB.

1.0
May 28, 2014

POTENTIAL MANAGERS BEWARE!!!

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good discount, small teams, amazing clientele. Current trends and always changing merchandise. Promote from with-in typically. This company is always changing and never stays put in regards to merchandise, merchandizing, trends etc. The small teams make it so fun and easy to work with for scheduling and payroll BUT that's also a double edged sword because if someone gets sick you could get stuck working a double at times.

Cons

-Small staff, ever changing corporate, loss of MULTIPLE benefits (maternity leave for example) -expectation is that Boutique Managers will work close to 50 hours a week with no compensation for it. -They recently altered the bonus structure so anyone not salaried has no incentive and anyone salaried has a flat bonus. -No payroll hours, making it IMPOSSIBLE to meet extreme high goals set by corporate. -THEY DO NOT ALWAYS PAYOUT MONEY OWED TO EMPLOYEES! I am still owed money for my vacation time, I have a friend that still works there that has been waiting 5 MONTHS for a bonus she earned to be paid out after contacting payroll, her RD, DM and even after contacting the Labor Board. BE CAUTIOUS! The company is young, I worked for them for 3 years and have seen them go through SO MANY changes. As of now don't work for them, too much change is happening with little explanation, warning and NO talk about it. The stress and expectations are not worth it. POTENTIAL MANAGERS BEWARE! They are great to part timers because they don't have the responsibilities and expectations but MANAGERS get caught in a web of extreme overtime, little pay and high expectations.

3.0
May 28, 2014

Great experience

Recommend
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Pros

I loved the people I worked with as a key holder. We became more like family

Cons

Not a ton of time off - especially during holidays. The pay at the time was close to minimum wage and not a lot of opportunity for advancement.

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