Bath & Body Works reviews

- Not a lot of hours - hourly associate work can't be your primary source of income. - Minimum wage. I'd think this company could afford at least a quarter more on the hour. - Sales volume varies greatly. Some days are so busy that you don't get a chance to take your break. Other days are so slow that you want to break something, just to have something to do... you usually get to go home early on those days, but that does tend to cut into your paycheck. - 30% regular employee discount isn't all that great in-store - I've never used mine, because public promotions are almost always the better deal. I haven't went to VS to see if it's worth the bother there, though. - Shoplifting is a huge problem, so you are rather expected to hawk over customers. It's really awkward sometimes. - This hasn't happened in my region, as all of our stores have great communication, but I have heard shopping anywhere but your home store can be a BATTLE in some areas. (I avoid this by calling ahead to the other stores to let them know I'm dropping in to shop.)

-Hardly any hours unless you are full-time management. You can request 10-15 hours a week but lucky if you get 3 hours which can be a 'call-in' shift. The 'call-in' shift or shifts don't really give an option for a life as you are supposed to call in an hour before your shift. This isn't too helpful if your shift isn't until 6pm. I will never understand the scheduling concept of this store. Why not hire 5 competent people rather than 15 to spread out over shifts? Makes no sense. -You are worked like a dog during your 3 hour shift and rarely praised. As explained above with the genius scheduling, you rarely have enough time to complete a task within the alotted timeframe because it's probably only you and a lead/manager working. Hopefully, you can mop a floor and clean a bathroom because that has to be done at least once a week. -Ever wonder how the store is set up? Guess what? That's you that gets to do that with very little time because it can't typically be done while customers are in the store. The floor sets can take you into the wee hours of the night, 1am or later. -If you enjoy mountain climbing this is the place for you to work. The stock room had tightly packed quarters which typically had you climbing up ladders, up a shelf and balancing between two moving shelves like an acrobat. -If you work the front of the store, be prepared to touch complete strangers with a hand messages so hopefully they will buy the lotion.