Bad experience - Customer Care Advisor L'Occitane Employee Review

2.0
Feb 22, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They used to give 'allocation' every month - so a few free products, but as soon as the pandemic happened they paused this for around 7/8 months without discussion or explanation of when it would be reintroduced. When it was introduced, some months I received and some months I didn't but wasn't informed why.

Cons

The UK/Ireland customer care team is very very small - two full timers and three part timers plus two managers. Throughout the pandemic the level of contact via calls and emails heightened staggeringly as the stores closed. Even when the stores are open, most of the customers are shopping online still as the customers are shielding. The Customer Care team were given almost no support - less full time temps than 2019 Christmas even (when it was much quieter). This has lasted a year so far and the workload is of an unacceptably high level continuously. The workload is not sustainable and leads to health problems for the team struggling to keep up and pacify angry customers. I advise against applying to this company for a job in this department. Payroll underpaying is also an issue so you have to keep a very close eye on your payslips.

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L'Occitane Response
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Hi, Thanks for taking the time to write a review, these are very important to us. In regards to your comment about training allocation, whilst I fully appreciate Allocation Training and the subsequent training products that are issued is something many Associates look forward to, the decision to put these on hold was not taken lightly and was in line with the HMRC guidelines. This message was subsequently communicated through the LOLA and Heads of Department, as well as the Monthly Business Update. Regarding resource, please rest assured, the Customer Care Team are a hugely important part of L’Occitane and we value each and every member of the team. Nevertheless, I’m sure you can appreciate it is difficult to always anticipate customer demand exactly but the Customer Care Manager and Head of Digital continue to work closely on a resource plan to try and support any large changes in that demand. In terms of your pay, this is always of paramount importance so please do contact us if you believe there is a discrepancy so we can immediately look into this further for you. In the meantime, thank you again for your feedback and we hope to hear from you soon if we can support any further. Kind regards Sam

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