Salon assistant - Salon Assistant Harry Winston Employee Review

2.0
10 Sept 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Big brand. Sales executives are very nice and very willing to train and teach the new girl.

Cons

Everything works in the salon is based on seniority, so the everyone is very entitled to their positions in the salon. Thought out the training process, the most senior salon assistant is responsible to train you, and there are many micromanagement from the team. They expect you to remember everything in the salon within a day or two. Specially when it's opening and closing, you have to remember where every jewelry goes. There are the whole list of dos and donts and you have to do everything closely with the list. If you are the translator in the salon, it is an extremely white work environment, therefore you might easily get name called, the translator, servant etc... Turn over rate is high because simply there are no big picture in this position. It is very different from what they described on the job description. They are very good at giving you big pictures and makes you to think you will have many opportunities after being the salon assistant, but the truth is it is very rare. If you have a heart to build your career in the fine jewelry industry as a sale executive, this maybe be a good place for you. But for other directions, this position certainly not a career stop.

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5.0
16 Jun 2024
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Pros

Good benefits, pretty decent pay. Beautiful place to work. Management was great and flexible.

Cons

You usually have to work weekends but that is pretty standard in retail and its on rodeo drive.

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1.0
30 Dec 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Barely any pros, maybe the product because there are some exceptional pieces of jewelry you get to work with and be around

Cons

Too many to name...but here are a few- incompetent management who are never held accountable, poor pay, no benefits other than maybe the name within the industry but the brand is starting to have a negative reputation in terms of the corporate office, mean people who say outlandish things and get away with it, and discrimination to say the least. HR is a total waste there and they will continue to lose talented employees because they are not willing to fire those who negatively affect the culture. The only reason some people have worked there so long is because they are lazy and stick around while the talent leaves, so they end up being promoted by default. The systems used are out dated and leave employees at a disadvantage when leaving because you learn nothing that is useful elsewhere within the industry. I wont be surprised if the company ceases to exist in the future since the owner is running it into the ground. Mr. Winston was fun and whimsical and took risks...HW as it stands today is old, farty, and boring.

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