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    Victoria's Secret Reviews

    Updated 20 October 2017
    4,650 reviews

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    602 Ratings

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    Pros

    • Employees receive a great discount on merchandise in the store (in 272 reviews)

    • Good employee discount/gratis/gifts/rewards for working on special days of the year (in 191 reviews)

    Cons

    • Work life balance can be bad sometimes (in 255 reviews)

    • Also call in shifts are terrible because you spend your whole day waiting to her if you have to come in (in 122 reviews)

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    1. "Generalist; sales and support"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Victoria's Secret part-time

      Pros

      pay is really good; £9.60 an hour in London.

      Cons

      They are not flexible with hours.

      Advice to Management

      be prepared to work late shifts

    2. "Sales Associate"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Good commission earning potential available

      Cons

      Long working hours - often until 11pm

    3. "Little progression, strict working conditions"

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      Former Employee - Retail Sales Associate in Sheffield, England
      Former Employee - Retail Sales Associate in Sheffield, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Victoria's Secret (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good discount across the company.

      Cons

      Very strict American-style management, no room for progression within the company.

      Advice to Management

      Be kinder

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    4. "Sales Associate"

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      Former Employee - Sales Associate in London, England
      Former Employee - Sales Associate in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Victoria's Secret part-time

      Pros

      Staff discount
      So many young students like me working there

      Cons

      Very sales driven
      Ridiculously high sales goals
      No praise or progression
      Constantly put you down
      Feel unappreciated as all they care about is money
      Management have clear favourites
      Rota came out 2 days before the week started in my store, and changed all the time.

      Advice to Management

      Be kinder to associates/more praise
      Communication between management needs to improve

    5. "Great Colleagues But Money Hungry Brand"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Victoria's Secret part-time

      Pros

      Great people working there, like me young students and graduates.

      Cons

      Very sales driven
      Big business

    6. "Great Company"

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      Current Employee - Sales Associate in Manchester, England
      Current Employee - Sales Associate in Manchester, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Victoria's Secret part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Love working for them, good job and decent salary

      Cons

      Stressful job, have to meet sales targets

    7. "sales assosiate"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Victoria's Secret part-time

      Pros

      fun, getting customers, good bonus, good break.

      Cons

      Mangers too strict, they took things too seriously, you can't joke.

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Good but not as glam as you think"

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      Former Employee - Sales Advisor in London, England
      Former Employee - Sales Advisor in London, England

      I worked at Victoria's Secret full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Gratis is good as when need products come out you get them for free
      Employees are lovely

      Cons

      Constant Sales driven
      Very few weekends off

    9. "Not realistic in expectations"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Victoria's Secret full-time

      Pros

      Great benefits, great company values, great original ideas

      Cons

      Carrying out those original ideas and executing them at Store level. Management not having a realistic expectation of what can be done then being managed on underperformance. The term 'managed out' being used way to often. No work life balance as rota constantly changed last minute.

      Advice to Management

      Managers not managing people out of the company due to not liking someone through personal opinion. Support the generalist team as a team not just throw around orders

    10. "New Bond Street"

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      Former Employee - Sales Generalist in London, England
      Former Employee - Sales Generalist in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Victoria's Secret full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      New friends, good management, average pay and good benefits. Always the chance to work extra hours if you're looking to get extra pay. One third extra of your pay when you work more than 40h pw or on bank holidays.

      Cons

      Disorganised - lots of different managers, every one telling you something different, sometimes even contrasting. This clearly can end up in a mess. A bit too monotone at times. I was at the Europe flagship store and it can be super tiring at times.

      Advice to Management

      Make your minds up and make sure every one of you is informed when you change your minds! Be supportive of your staff when they're in trouble.

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