Pros
- 50% Discount off Full Price Purses, Accessories between 40% & 50% off - Encouraged to have conversations and get to know customers, not just PUSH sales. - Management does acknowledge and praise accomplishments *(to an extent) - Easy to build connections with customers - Team selling environment - 401k, stock incentives, and other benefits
Cons
- EXTENSIVE Micro managing (I have 4 managers and one Store Manager so it feels a lot like Office Space. I do something wrong I hear about it 4 - 5 times. I do something right and MAYBE hear 1 person praise me) - We are told were not commissioned sales BUT we do have sales goals that we HAVE to make on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. Basically its still like being commissioned but without the monetary bonus which is pathetic for a company that charges $300+ per handbag on average. There justification is because its a team selling environment, but in reality its not. - Dress code isn't bad however I have worked for this employer for over a month now and have been wearing the same thing everyday. I was JUST told by a manager that my grey pants were too dark. When both the dress code manual and my Store Manager approved my outfit when I first came on board. - I have the highest sales in the store and I am constantly being knocked down by my management (I have only been here only over a month). I am being told that I need to help everyone else and start giving some of my sales away BUT I still do have to meet my sales goals. On average I am the only person on the floor except for a manager ...so who am I suppose to give sales too? I am also very much a team player but management constantly feels the need to "justify their job" by nick picking on everyone. We all work very hard there is no reason for this. - I asked one small question on how to find a product search link in the store intranet system, and management blew it out of proportion and told EVERYONE that I needed to be given additional training. - I sold a purse, wallet, scarf, and gift card to a customer and then was "coached" on how I could have gotten the customer to add-on more merchandise, with no recognition that I added on all that OTHER merchandise. - Other new associates have complained to me that they feel micro-managed by management. - Almost all the Part Time associates have been there a short time, there is a HIGH HIGH roll over for Part-Time employees. I was just hired on with 6 other employees at the same time. - Depending on how many hours you need on average you will work only 12 hours a week if your part-time.