Anthropologie Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Anthropologie part-time for less than a year

Pros – I have a business degree focused in retail, so this position has helped me to grow as a professional by gaining very valuable experience. The manager's and associate's are more than willing to help one another grow in this company. It's a very fun and creative environment to work in, with extremely loyal and lovely customers. Also, the discounts don't hurt!

Cons – A couple of cons are on-call shifts, getting hours cut last minute, and inconsistent scheduling of hours. These are all due to profits or losses the company endures, which is an uncontrollable for the company. The bright side is that if you work for this company long enough, you can eventually work your way up and won't have to deal with these cons!

Advice to Senior Management – Continue fostering your employee's careers and sharing with them the expansive amount of knowledge you contain!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Anthropologie part-time for less than a year

Pros – Some of the coworkers they hire are nice because they are creative and enjoy working with creative consumers

Cons – management was not fit to run the store

Advice to Senior Management – management was not fit to run the store; they were disorganized and unwilling to empathize with an emergency situation

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Anthropologie part-time for more than a year

Pros – Very flexible on scheduling, especially if you're in school or are a seasonal employee.
Yearly bonuses based on the company's financial success, based usually on the amount of years you've worked for the company.

Cons – Inventory is done by employees rather than a 3rd party company, be prepared to devote long (mandatory) shifts to satisfy this.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Anthropologie full-time for less than a year

Pros – Wonderfully unique products, beautiful stores nice employees.

Cons – The health and safety of employees is not valued, employees are asked to do dangerous things and if you question it or refuse you will be pushed out.

Advice to Senior Management – Invest more in infrastructure in the stores for the visual teams, ie. pulley systems for installing large pieces on big walls, back braces for the heavy lifting and bring in additional "muscle" for the large installs.

Current Employee – been working at Anthropologie part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – great discount, beautiful atmosphere to work in, majority of people nice and creative and fun to be around.

Cons – can literally get no real hours scheduled during a week due to getting so many on-call shifts. really unrealistic to expect people to try to make money and pay bills when you dont know if you will be working until two hours prior.

also, after working here for several years, no real seniority or change in degree of responsibilities, even when asked for more

Advice to Senior Management – move people up who have shown you that you are in it for the long haul

Current Employee – been working at Anthropologie full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Incredible group of peers- amazing creative minds and opportunities

Cons – Low pay, minimal growth, often doing the job of 3-5 people at a time.

Advice to Senior Management – Focus on internal growth and recognition- the employees at Anthro work harder than anyone I've ever encountered and see the least recognition both in spirit and pay.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Anthropologie part-time for more than a year

Pros – Pretty good hourly pay, amazing discount. You get 40% off Anthro, Urban, and Free People. Plus, there are several months where you get 60% off Anthro.

Cons – Long closing hours with a crazy amount of cleaning, organizing, and sizing clothes. Plus, there's no commission.

Former Employee – worked at Anthropologie part-time for less than a year

Pros – A great discount, a visually creative atmosphere, constant new products.

Cons – You will be paid very little but expected to do very much. Your managers will treat every little task like you cannot handle it. You won't be given the guidance you need to complete said tasks. Managers will be some of the most unprofessional that you'll ever deal with--because they choose favorites openly, gossip, and pick who they don't or don't like, often on physical attributes. Little to no hours, tons of on-call shifts (which should be illegal by now), and little potential for growth--unless you're one of the management pets. To be a pet, you hang out with the managers, laugh at their jokes, and tattle on other associates.

Advice to Senior Management – Choose managers who can actually manage, rather than those who stayed at the store the longest and worked their way up. Also, develop a better strategy for the amount of volume the stores pull and the long hours. If your schedule says you work from 9-2, you should be able to leave at 2.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Anthropologie part-time for more than a year

Pros – Lots of great clothes, 40% discount, and a good company to work for. You always met interesting people when you went to work.

Cons – They never gave the 10 minute breaks they were supposed to give. Also you were never allowed to sit down and could not wear TOMS

Advice to Senior Management – Have a more casual work environment, let employees sit down, especially when people are not in the store. Also make the check out process easier for both customers and employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Anthropologie part-time for more than a year

Pros – The clothes are great and the discount is generous, generally fun and like-minded employees. You get to experience a variety of different roles while working a shift, such as working in the dressing rooms, cashier, at the front of the store, etc.

Cons – Having to go into the store to check your schedule (they disapprove of calling in to get your hours and won't email them out), store can be chaotic and unorganized, work can be mundane. Clientele can be demanding.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company