The Body Shop Reviews

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They’re not doing great in the US so 3 stores closed down in the area and the one I was working for moved location. Management changed and was not as good.

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Hours can vary which make it suck, upper management with the regional kinda sucks. She doesn't seem into the stores as she should be.

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No partnership with, HR, very old computers, customer service was hard to contact, huge turn over, commission type environment but there was no commission

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Expect to work weekends every weekend at that , and work more than the manager

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Only Traffic & parking

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I wanted so badly to have my career be with The Body Shop, but in July of 2016, our manager told us that the company was going to be closing several shops in the company, including our shop. It was one of the most sad moments of my life, leaving a job I loved, because my store shut down. Please don't close any more stores!

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I don’t get how one runs an ethical brand but isn’t ethical to employees? They don’t hide from within, they’ll bring someone else in to do the job you’d been training for and then make you train the new person to be your boss. and you have to be very pushy... with no commission. Which leads to catty coworkers. Even management. Everyone gossips. It’s disgusting. I went through so much working here for so little pay. A lot of companies will pay way more or at least do competitive pay. Don’t bother. I’d never been so unhappy in my life.

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Management on a regional/district level can be incredibly hit or miss. Lack of training , professionalism and accountability at this level is horrible.

Not a smart business- very all over the place, Ecom promotions hurt retail business, a lot of talking they can’t back up,traffic is completely shot and it is on the store staff to bring in those people while the company sets up every obstacle to prevent this.

Unrealistic expectations, with absolutely zero follow up or support from field leaders.

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Anita would not be happy with at least the US part of Body Shop. It's nothing but a favorites and numbers game. At company events majority of corporate and management gets trashed drunk and makes it uncomfortable to be around. Higher management likes to blame a lot but does not like to get their hands dirty and give it a try to help. Managers are over worked and understaffed because you have to have approval from corporate to hire and they never think people are good enough. The products are not what they tell us to say like natural and other things. It's just a very uncomfortable place to work. If you are fake and cheat at your sales and post daily on linked in about how much you love it. Then you will be fine but if you are a real person don't do it!

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Your work ethic is based on how much money you bring in, which can present a lot of unnecessary pressure. Especially when the traffic within the shop is slow.
It is important to understand the ingredients within the products, because you will have to explain them to costumers. Can become overwhelming.