Abercrombie & Fitch Reviews

Pros

The benefits of working for A&F were great. The team I worked with was knowledgeable and everybody was very respectful. Also, being LGBT, it was great to be a part of a company that had so much respect for the LGBT community. The experience was great and the company was wonderful.

Cons

There were times when I'd have to work longer hours than usual and wasn't necessarily allowed to clock those hours. Still, it wasn't so bad because the atmosphere and the people I was around were wonderful. The pay, in comparison to other places with similar jobs, was a bit below average.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work! I think, in all, the company is a great one to work for, but there is a good amount of concern among current employees that they are "stuck" in their positions. Advancement doesn't come around as often as one would hope.

Pros

Fun people, cool atmosphere, the management definitely knows what they're doing and its interesting to see changes in the trends

Cons

The smell of all of the spray is near nauseating, they have a very shallow hiring process, and a lot of the company policies really do not seem very efficient

Pros

Discount if you wear the clothes and being able to say that you work/ed at Abercrombie and Fitch.

Cons

The pay is low, there is no respect from management, hours are only given to favorites, impacters have to do the job of model as well, little to no room to be promoted, very superficial ( hire based on look)

Advice to Senior Management

Increase hourly wage because impacters and model at the end of the day are the ones that keep the store going...not managers, have actual training and not 2 useless videos that you watch during "orientation" and hire for more than a pretty face because no one likes an airhead! And train managers better!

Pros

Good benefits, easy responsibilities, laid back if you work with good people, casual dress on a daily basis

Cons

unfair treatment based on relationships & LOOKS, working weekends & nights, shallow hiring process also based on appearance, management plays favorites, high turnover, working holidays

Advice to Senior Management

promote the people who need it, not the people who you think look good in the product. those people are not the best leaders or management material.

Pros

You can freely talk with other fellow workers.
you get clothing discount 15% - 50% based on the price of clothing.
You get a certain amount of break based on how long you work. 15 min. minimum. if you work 5 hrs.
Your pay is charged at an hr and a half, even when you work for one hour BUT ONLY if you work at least 40 hours in one week, and that "bonus" must be in that same week.

Cons

Pay is terrible.
Some managers speak disrespectfully.
You must wear a certain outfit to work and it'll lead you to spend more money. (cause you have to buy it)
You stand while you're folding clothes.
Sometimes there's other workers who slack off and you're working two times harder, but there's no reward for you.

Advice to Senior Management

Give people who work harder than others a pay raise.

Pros

fun, relax atmosphere, you meet great people

Cons

have favorites, no growth unfair

Advice to Senior Management

be more open

Pros

Great compensation, culture, corporate events, and benefits.

Cons

Micro managed from the top down. Free thinking discouraged

Advice to Senior Management

Encourage outside the box thinking

Pros

1. Cross Brand Discount
2. Benifits
3. Promoted easily
4. Some of the kids you work with
5. Very easy

Cons

1. Hours
2. Pay
3. No Holidays off except christmas and thanksgiving
4. People higher than you dont give you constructive criticism, they're just mean.

Advice to Senior Management

If you can find a job with better hours, and pay, then take it. You can't call off when the month is blacked out, and you hardly have any time for your family or a social life. Abercrombie is your life.

Pros

The pros are these:
(You are probably a highschool student if you're an associate, and thus keep in mind you are at the bottom of the totem pole.)
you get awesome discounts
you work with beautiful people
you hang out with these people even outside of work
you get to help people through customer service
you develop an understanding of retail, like color classification, shoplifting prevention, upselling, how to manage stock and inventory, how to organize and display clothing, etc.

Cons

The cons are these:
you most likely will be making minimum wage
the managers have favorites and will give the favorites better hours
no texting! (this could be a pro)
you are eventually pushed into buying their clothes (and you're *almost* required to wear them for the shift) which are expensive because Abercrombie is higher-end for highschoolers
you can only advance from associate if you get a 4-year degree. you then can become an MIT (manager in training) before becoming an assistant manager.
the music is upbeat but loud, making it hard to communicate on the sales floor.
the perfume they spray is strong but you will get used to it.

Advice to Senior Management

Allowing associates to earn small pay raises could help with recruiting. Beautiful people are not always smart people. Giving the associates small projects to work on will keep them from getting bored and it will help you get your list done for the day. by telling the associates what to work toward, you'll get better store scores and we'll be able to impress secret shoppers. tell us the motifs behind all the things we perceive as 'silly,' like 'hey what's going on? welcome to abercrombie!' or the catchphrases we use at the register. if we understand why it's important to use them then we're more likely yo use them when we get secret shopped, and then you'll get higher scores, which makes you look better as management.

Pros

The coworkers were great to work with. It was nice to be able to wear clothes to work that you would wear on a daily basis.

Cons

Everything is by the book. You could not even move the furniture if the customers would complain about there not being any couches by the fitting rooms.