Athleta reviews

Depending on your store and your team, the experience could be very different.

management can be a mess... but that's true of all retail. Not all management, it's just inconsistent. LOW PAY. For the amount of work you could end up doing for one customer or the 10-15 customers you could work with in one shift.. I feel associates should make commission on top of an hourly rate. This is no ordinary retail/sales job... we go above and beyond for people, the brands goal is to make it feel as though we as associates are the customers personal shoppers. There are days when I can't believe how much work I have done or how many customers I personally got to know/ provided them with amazing product knowledge and styling advice, and then remember how little I am getting paid. People always ask after leaving if we work on commission or if they need to give our name at the register... that should say it all. Same goes for the clientele program if the store you work at offers it. I am on our stores clientele list and even though I enjoy the work and connections I make- the fact that I'm making NO commission out of it when I am doing more work on top of what is required of my current shift is ridiculous. Where is my incentive to go the extra mile for a customer and lay out the red carpet for them, selling great and expensive clothes.. and I walk away with no bonus or perks...... pretty sure you could make better money at starbucks who especially in this city have the rudest employees you will ever meet.....