Has Potential but Hourly Employees are not Appreciated - Assistant Manager Athleta Employee Review

3.0
May 23, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Great Gap brands discount at 50% at all four brands (GAP, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta). Lots of stores and locations if you want to move somewhere different or try new roles. Great employee healthcare benefits.

Cons

Little to no work/life balance. 9 hour shifts because of unpaid one hour meal break, just make it 8 hours paid. Always made to feel guilty when requesting time off or holidays off to be with family. Hourly employees, including full time managers, receive little to no recognition for their hard work. Company wasted money to host all employees who are General Managers and above to go to Las Vegas for five days this past spring but then let go of 1800 employees. Maybe use that money to have a higher starting wage and then we wouldn’t have to operate our stores with only two people for upwards of 6 hours.

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5.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

Great discount, supportive environment, female centric, quality products.

Cons

There were mandatory quarterly meetings with lots of educational videos and role playing.

3.0
May 5, 2026
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Pros

Very black & white on policies. You always know what is right or wrong.Operationally strong company that allows movement between brands. Decent pay if you advocate for yourself as an external, but don’t expect much once you’re in.

Cons

Company has changed direction so much since COVID. Seems like there’s no clear idea on who we are anymore.Senior leadership feels like a revolving door that only succeeds in spinning tires with no traction. We love to initiate something only to either sunset it months later or leave it in limbo(WellPro). The amount of stress pushed on stores to meet credit goals is absurd to the point it inspires unethical behaviors in certain stores.

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