don't look for a career here. - Anonymous employee Sephora Employee Review

3.0
Aug 6, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

amazing people, the company culture is great, you will learn a lot working there and it's a great place to start your career in the beauty industry (or as a part time job to supplement your income).

Cons

employees are paid well below industry standard and made to feel grateful for even that ("because we appreciate you so much here's a nine cent raise for the year"). management is a mess and they think by replacing all of their employees their issues will stop...then act surprised when the new group of people get just as disgruntled as the ones who just left--the issue isn't who you hire, it's how you treat them. very little room for growth within the company and they love to make false promises. they expect full time employees to give their entire lives to the company for very little in return.

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Pros

fun getting gratis and hosting in-store events, meeting brand ambassadors/managers, socializing with clients

Cons

manager created a weird environment -- coaching moments were sometimes extremely aggressive for a retail environment; strict on not applying makeup to clients unless they purchase a service. once made me move from a disabled client quickly because I was "spending too much time with them" and to further boost the store sales. felt extremely unethical.

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