Work over hours, no consideration, its a mess - Sales Associate Victoria's Secret Employee Review

1.0
Aug 29, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1 Free bra(not guaranteed) Always smelled good 20% Discount Got the job the first visit Supervisors encouraged associates to SELL SELL SELL- it motivated I was moved into different areas- it was okay i guess- I gained knowladge of the entire products VS offered

Cons

Obligated to ask every single person if they needed help, and stick on them like an annoying mosquito- some people just dont want to be bothered over and over again- It was stressful having supervisors come to you asking over and over "did you ask this person and that person and again an again" **Had to make a certain amount of Credit Card applications a day (i THINK THATS TOTALLY WRONG) One day I had to close and because I didn't hit the number of CC I couldn't LEAVE- I had to make my sister who picked me up to apply so I can go home-she didnt even want to and she didnt even get accepted! Insane! I felt so abused- NEVER AGAIN will I let someone restrain me to benefit them in commission or something. I will never forget I worked from 6am to 6pm one day- it was hectic and unappreciated I am traumatized by the experience I went through working there. Everyone has different supervisors so my experience cant be compared to another person- maybe it was just a bad time for that particular store and the manager/owner was pressuring the supervisors who knows- but- I will never work there again.

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