Limited Brands Reviews

Pros

Management gives recognition to employees
Work-life balance
Great place to professionally develop
A lot of training opportunities

Cons

Demanding work
A lot of hierarchy

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the great work

Pros

Being associated with mega brand recognitions like Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works, adds a level of prestige to ones career.

Cons

Despite promoting a corporate culture of work-life balance, there is significant pressure to work long hours and "do more with less". There is always that pressure with any company, but it is significant at Limited Brands, especially if there is any aspiration for getting to next.

Advice to Senior Management

Look harder at your internal resources for promotion into leadership roles. A resource proficient in a technology does not make a good manager, but someone who IS interested in management and a leadership role, just might work out better.

Pros

pay is good love the people

Cons

rough hours but love the pay

Advice to Senior Management

love to make it as a regional manager

Pros

Flexible with time off and work hours. Great team of people to work with. Strong and stable company. The pay is great!

Cons

Constantly changing. Can experience change fatigue. Often feel like I don't know what I'm doing because the trends and thinking changes so much. Ability to move up relies heavily on self-promotion and office politics.

Advice to Senior Management

The way promotions are given is a mystery to me. I think there should be a clear path for those who want it. It's not always clear what the paths are.

Pros

You work with some great people - if you're not great at what you do, you won't last here. Thus the people you work with are sharp & good at what they do.

Cons

They work their people hard. Many groups are understaffed, with no budget for adding headcount.

Advice to Senior Management

Communication is key.

Pros

They pay you well that's a given. The brands are strong and leaders in their field so there's the built in benefit with both the customer and future employers...there is a halo effect.

Cons

Work/Life balance is not good. Quality of life living in Columbus is not for everyone...it's a quiet/small town and expensive for what you get in return.

The company lacks in role clarity and ability to move forward effectively. They get mired down in a desire for consensus and alignment....we gotta move here people!

Advice to Senior Management

Live the LimitedWay values...just don't talk about them! Remember the importance of Shadow of the Leader.

Pros

good discount
nice product
flexible schedule
nice people

Cons

there to clean and fold

Advice to Senior Management

hired poor managers

Pros

Professional corporate work environment, nice benefits.

Cons

Not much room for career growth.

Advice to Senior Management

Need to create opportunitites for career growth.

Pros

Great bonuses and compensation level (but raises are minimal)
Respect usually follows hard work
Company usually manages to weather all kinds of storms well and perform to plan

Cons

Outdated departments and corporation model
Top-heavy; senior management rides on the backs of its non-bonus-earning employees
Difficult to get ahead with truly creative work
Super-conservative outlook
Insane spin
No respect for the wish to have a life outside the company
Top management stays too long (15+ years) and fails to remain current

Advice to Senior Management

It would be nice if you actually "walked the talk".

Pros

Room for advancement and career opportunities

Cons

Decisions are made by a very emotional leadership team

Advice to Senior Management

chill out