Assistant store manager - Assistant Store Manager Victoria's Secret Employee Review

1.0
5 Oct 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Customer interactions Free outfit quarterly Meet new friends Learn business acumen Pay is great

Cons

Work life balance - you live and breathe Victoria’s Secret ; store managers make schedule to benefit themselves ; you only get ONE weekend off a month ; if you dare have an emergency or get sick be prepared for backlash ; work almost 45-50 hours weekly . If you’re in a store that gets visits from corporate all the time the expect you to stay until everything is perfect .. which is impossible. Work every single holiday . Employees- store teams and staff are all over 18 they act as though they are still in high school . Very immature and gossipy. Upper management shows no compassion to store team ... unless you cry all the time . Development -no training you’re expected to lead your own learning at all times even when thrown into a role . You can’t be yourself and be a leader at Victoria’s Secret you have to speak like them walk like them and have the same exact mindset .

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