Fun work environment to distract from pay/hours... and don't expect to move up into the corporate space. - Key Leader lululemon Employee Review

4.0
Feb 22, 2023
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Pros

-team oriented -personal growth opportunities -great discounts on clothes and perks for studio memberships -relatively easy to move up WITHIN the store

Cons

-Pay is VERY low for the amount of hours, effort and expectations for managers. It is also inconsistent as the "bonus" each month is dependent on your sales/hours worked. It's also important to note that the SSC (corporate) changes the hours allotted each month and often it does not support the traffic. Therefore, if hours are low for the month, only a certain amount of people are able to be scheduled (PT cut first from this) and we are frequently short staffed as traffic varies. -heads up: if you work in the stores, the SSC (corporate level) does NOT hire internally from their store employees, even if over qualified... even though they preach "pipeline" and "career development". *For reference, I worked at 4 different stores over the course of 7 years in many roles, completed my MBA, and never got an interview for the 20+ jobs I applied for within the SSC... many of which were entry level jobs.

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5.0
Apr 20, 2026
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Pros

Great team environment with supportive coworkers and positive culture. Strong emphasis on personal growth, communication, and leadership development. Flexible scheduling and a workplace that values health, wellness, and work-life balance

Cons

Can be fast-paced during peak hours and requires strong multitasking. Expectations can be high at times, especially around guest experience and store standards.

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Thanks for sharing your experience with us. It’s great to hear how much the supportive team culture, growth opportunities, and focus on wellbeing have meant to you. Your advice to continue investing in development, communication, and recognition really resonates, and we appreciate you taking the time to share it.
2.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

The benefits with the sweaty Pursuits is good and the insurance is good too! You get a team that you get to put together and get to know them and see what works for you guys to be successful in a processing shift!

Cons

The nights are long and very overworked. They ask a lot from you and usually they put the business before you. It’s always we need this and that from the managers but not actually taking time to help or to actually see that we are trying our best and if they actually worked a shift with us and saw the struggles they would understand more. They think it’s easy, when the weight of the store depends on us. You are also qualified as a Guest Experience lead since you have to do both trainings so the management do over utilise that and you will be doing two jobs. Even though it says in the description to support the floor but there’s a difference between supporting from time to time and doing it all the time where you are running the floor and the back at the same time but they’ll say “oh why isn’t this done?” Maybe because you’ve told me to help you out ? The are also very selective about who moves up to be a manager. No work life balance at all!

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