Think very carefully - Sales Associate Altar'd State Employee Review

2.0
Jul 9, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The base pay isn’t that bad- if you’re in college, $16 dollars an hour starting out can be manageable. The discount is pretty nice, 30% for “omg items” and 50% for clothing.

Cons

f you expect to live off of this job, think again. I was hired for full time, and at times, I barely had enough money for gas. Hours are extremely finicky, some weeks you’re good, the next, maybe 4 hours total. Management is extremely clique-y, if you’re not in the “it group” you will never climb the ladder, no raises, no promotions, no acknowledgement, they’ll talk about you and everything you do wrong with each other. The girls working here are often pitted against each other and stressed to meet their sales goals, which are insane and unmanageable because the do not take into account the day or traffic or weather- if barely anyone comes in due to weather or something, you're still held accountable for not selling 3000 dollars worth of clothing to people who are not even there. Could have just been the location I was at- but the store was rampant with shoplifting, which we were also expected to discourage magically. Beware Altar’d State. For a company that preaches for the lord, they seem to care most about money, sales, goals, micromanagement and not at all about their employees. Don’t even get me started on the new uniform. Why do they want us to look like washed up business men?

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Altar'd State Response
3y
We hate to hear your experience has been less than favorable. If you would like to discuss your concerns further, please reach out to peopledevelopment@altardstate.com.

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Cons

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Customers are largely nicer than average retail. If you get a good local management team, it is bearable. Playlist is long enough that you don't go insane. Charity programs are nice. Local management does tend to really work around your schedule as much as possible.

Cons

Pay is awful for the level of service required. Uniforms are so strict they limit your makeup and require jewelry. Feels like you have to dress as some weird tradwife denim fetish. The "Christianity" is performative at best with the low necklines. If you are large chested, you are required to cover up your cleavage with a bando you must pay for because they decided how low the uniform necklines are. And corporate can never be wrong so you are the source of sin, obviously.

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Altar'd State Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and concerns. We will share your feedback with the appropriate teams. If you would like to discuss in further detail, please reach out to peopledevelopment@altardstate.com.
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