Friendly atmosphere but little room for growth and inadequate pay. - Sales Associate Coach Employee Review

2.0
Jan 28, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

For the most part I really enjoy everyone I work with. Because there is no commission there is less competition. The discount is nice. A good starting point for customer service skills.

Cons

You will be given barely any hours when you are first hired. Pay is terrible. You can not make a living on the pay here. Coach does prefer to move people into higher positions instead of hiring outside the company but it doesn't happen often. In fact, certain hire-paid positions are going away. (After massive lay offs that occurred recently those positions no longer exist) While there isn't commission, there is still personal goals you will be expected to meet. Failure to do so means you are scheduled less until you quit or are fired. Even if you exceed your goals the bonuses to part-time employees (which is almost every one except the managers) is very minimal. The dress code is very strict (which I appreciate, I think it makes the employees look professional) but it can be a bit expensive. You will be expected to wear current Coach shoes and jewelry, even with the discount this will cost you a pretty penny. On-call shifts make it very difficult to make plans in your personal life and even harder to have a second job. On-call shifts are not optional and will be on your schedule multiple times a week.

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5.0
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Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits, as well as good employee discount.

Cons

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3.0
May 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- fast paced days with lots of client interaction and team building moments - fun product dropped monthly with opportunities to be the first to own popular drops - opportunities to grow* - a great starting place to learn how to provide an elevated shopping experience and learn how to build a client book

Cons

- * Opportunities to grow only present themselves if you have a positive relationship with the management team and/or the DM - Corporate tends to lead on candidates and promise advancements or change verbally but little is done to correct behavior or advance within the company - Your store manager will determine whether the team is harmonious and fair, can be a double edged sword - you will be asked to do tasks or take on projects outside of your position with no additional compensation. It will be heavily frowned upon to decline said opportunities and tended to lead to being denied advancements - during ICE activities in the city, Coach refused to make a statement and or provide guidelines to how we as a store should respond. Associates were punished for absences related back to ICE activities

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