Great experience at corporate office, Mixed Review for the store - Anonymous employee Sephora Employee Review

3.0
26 Nov 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cutting edge brands, knowledgable vendors, inspirational crew and abundant talent in the SF corporate office. Strong work ethic and high performance expectations by management at corporate

Cons

Low pay, tons of rules for the selling floor/ micromanaging, little accountability for Store Directors, store employees expected to also be LP when a store doesn't have budget for a "real" LP agent

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Pros

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Cons

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