meh - Sales Associate Athleta Employee Review

3.0
9 Jan 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

great employee discount, nice sales associate coworkers

Cons

high turn-over rate with employees who quit due to anxiety over the micro-managing style of all managers (no one lasted more than 6 months at a time), inconsiderate demands on overworked staff, management cares more about the sales and opening credit cards than the individual employee, a lot of manager drama, invasive selling techniques focused on interrogating the costumer with "psychodynamic questions", a commission-like sales mentality pushed onto the sales associates (despite making absolutely no commission), a company culture that promotes female empowerment and values (yet fails to reflect such while handling employees), and inconsiderate scheduling that's based on the number off the number of credit cards you open

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Very black & white on policies. You always know what is right or wrong.Operationally strong company that allows movement between brands. Decent pay if you advocate for yourself as an external, but don’t expect much once you’re in.

Cons

Company has changed direction so much since COVID. Seems like there’s no clear idea on who we are anymore.Senior leadership feels like a revolving door that only succeeds in spinning tires with no traction. We love to initiate something only to either sunset it months later or leave it in limbo(WellPro). The amount of stress pushed on stores to meet credit goals is absurd to the point it inspires unethical behaviors in certain stores.

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