Gain Knowledge - Anonymous employee Sephora Employee Review

3.0
Nov 22, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Sephora highly educates their employees with everything from complex skincare ingredients to tons of product sampling. The pay is not very high and sales associates do not receive commission, so it's considerable that apart of the compensation is given in gratis (product).

Cons

No room for advancement, too much favoritism amongst certain leads and employees (but this may have been specific to the store I worked in.)

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Pros

+ monthly training gratis + brand and product training + exposure to working with luxury brands + technology device supplements role

Cons

- unstable hours / unstable income - part-time employee classification has a wide weekly hourly gap (e.g., 15-29 weekly hours) and the availability expectation is that of a full-time (e.g., required to be open 4-5 a week, open to close) - minimal career growth if wanting to become full-time within the same store

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