Stay away!!! - Anonymous employee Sephora Employee Review

2.0
29 Apr 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The culture and the people are what make Sephora a great company to work for, life long business partners are made here. The amount of experience people have is incredible.

Cons

Do not pay market value, not even remotely close at the corporate office. Upper management has unrealistic expectations. You do the work of at least 3 people at any given time. The correct people are always overlooked for promotion, and they will promote people who have no experience or a clue on what they are doing.

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

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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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