Great place to work, with easy hours, enjoyable coworkers and not too demanding work expectations. - CORE Associate Bath & Body Works Employee Review

5.0
Feb 21, 2010
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Pros

Very easy job regarding work demand, with some room for growth. I came on as a temporary holiday employee, worked Thanksgiving, Christmas and January sale and have now been a core associate for a year and a half. The workplace is relaxed and a nice manager with good training/ sales techniques can help you during slow/down time. You are in control of your schedule so taking time off is easy and increasing your availability usually gets you more scheduled hours. Learning the products and being able to match customers to a particular item is hardest at the beginning but otherwise it is a very laid back and fun place.

Cons

Holiday and sales customers are often unfamiliar with the products, cranky and unwilling to be helped - have lots of patience. Depending on your manager and their need to make a segment you may feel like a pushy car salesman trying to close a deal. There is no sitting during a shift so expect your feet, legs and back to ache as you adjust to being on your feet at work or if you have a long shift. Also bring snacks or easy meals that you can eat quickly since most shifts only include one 15 minute break (30 if you work more than 6 hours). Also know that you may be scheduled for on-call shifts. These shifts require you to call in 2 hours beforehand to see if you will need to work. There is no way to request no on-calls. Pro: you can make extra money on a pick up shift. Con: you cannot make other plans for the day until you call in.

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

I previously worked in the field (for a different brand) and we were always so weary of corporate teams coming into the stores. However, the corporate team at Bath & Body Works is absolutely incredible, supportive, and does everything they can to advocate for the stores. The entire Store Ops team is full of people who care deeply about the brand, the store associates, and the customer.

Cons

A lot of meetings. But being remote, it was nice to see faces throughout the day!

5.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Great brand to work for! Corporate leaders are great at motivating team down to associate level. (Not sure about Daniel yet though, I’m mostly referring to the tentured leadership team) There’s access to tools that offer clear communication (almost too much communication sometimes). Development is the core of this brand and managers are trained to foster internal talent when it’s identified. The product sold here is cherished by a huge fanbase as well- customers feed off of the excitement the associates have around the product.

Cons

Operationally demanding and challenging; don’t underestimate how much labor and planning goes into selling candles and lotion.

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