Disingenuous from the inside out - FSC Sephora Employee Review

2.0
19 Dec 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Some gratis - it seems to be less and less and every year -Good discount -Well-known partnerships and popular brands -Quality products

Cons

There are so many, I don't know where to start. Every con mentioned is true - the backstabbing, the gossiping, high turnover, and lack of females empowering each other. Every department has some variation of it, but it's consistent across the company. It's a beauty company, yet cis-men hold many of the executive leadership roles. (Hi patriarchy) I have both seen and experienced senior management stealing ideas from brighter, more junior employees for their own gain and development. I have watched people, mostly women of color, stagnate FOR YEARS in roles their white counterparts (and many MBA grads) did not. This company touts diversity and inclusiveness, which you may find in some stores, but HQ is most certainly not. Promotions are all pre-determined based on friendships and pedigrees. Egos run rampant at Sephora. Good luck being respected or heard if you do not hold a Director or above title. Junior employees are expected to shut up and do what they are told. Managers are terrible. Across the organization, they are bullies with elitist attitudes. Paid-time off is only 20 days. Benefits and perks are terrible. No daycare, stocked kitchens, or state-of-the-art offices like many other Bay Area companies. If you want a free makeup brush every six months, come to Sephora. If you want to experience career growth, a living wage, and just general human decency, please seek employment elsewhere.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
18 Mar 2026
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Pros

Loved learning more about products and working with most of the other team members. Helping people find products that worked for them was really fun.

Cons

Managers are WEIRD. They play favorites and will talk about it while you are standing right there. Practically make you beg for hours. If you are anything other than the current viral makeup style look, you will get less opportunities. Leadership acts like mean high school girls. Working here took away a lot of my passion for the beauty industry for a long time. Also, when it comes to gratis - why are you letting certain managers walk out with 4 bags of things that they have hand picked? Then leaving whatever they discarded to be handed out??? Constantly had missing gratis from my bag because of managers going through the products they wanted. Scheduling is not flexible or even makes sense. Whoever they like gets better shifts. Would constantly have extra shifts added with no notice until an hour before the shift. Or shifts taken away because a favorite wanted them.

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