Worst mistake coming here - Anonymous employee Ulta Beauty Employee Review

2.0
Oct 30, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Weekly (or nearly weekly) desk drops. Some stuff is good, some is meh. - Renovated space, so it’s clean - After 6 months, you can work from home one day a week - Offices in the city. You can work there one day a week. - Additional discounts on certain brands throughout the year

Cons

- Ugly building. It’s a shared building with other companies, and communal hallways are painted yellow. - Location. It’s Bolingbrook. Enough said. - CYA culture (as a previous post mentioned) - Lack of accountability by leadership - Weak leadership who are afraid to say no or push back - Unqualified leaders who have limited knowledge of the area they were hired for, which leads to a lack of vision, strategic thinking, and mentoring for their team. These leaders are well intentioned, but incompetent (and some are just plain old dumb, too), and they ultimately create more useless work for you. - Seems to be a lot of mediocre talent. Have yet to meet anyone who’s exceptionally talented or intelligent. A lot of people come from Sears. Seriously, Sears. - Very meeting happy culture. You have meetings about everything! - No work life balance. You’ll bust your behind for little pay, reward, and recognition. - Very much “do as I say not as I do” mentality with leadership. Oh, the hypocrisy that runs rampant as a result of this.

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