Pros
Money was good when money was good. The commission rate is high, and you are paid weekly. The floor (when managed properly) tends to have enough staff for busy period. Hour-long lunch breaks, and two ten-minute breaks. Rewards for finding thieves or price discrepancies. Staff rallies are positive ways to begin a work day. The clientele system is streamlined and genius, I must admit. There are reminders and notifications, and an easy way to see who returns what, or who shops with who. Plus: on "off" hours, "b-connected" offers a lot of stimuli, and addresses to write thank-you notes.
Cons
The discount is complicated, 20% and then another 20% marked off certain weekends of the month (resulting in a 36% discount). The "draw+commission" system for most sales associates often leaves one in "deficit" if they take time off, or are sick... which is frustrating because we cannot indian give our cleaning/ maintenance/ clienteling. So many customers abuse the return policy, which screws with your sales on a day-to-day basis. It's ridiculous how much people will spend and tackily return or request a price adjustment (or two, or three... no, really). The management emphasizes customer service and providing a luxurious boutique experience, but who the hell thinks that when you keep asking a customer to sign up for a credit card? Also: they make you sign up for a credit card in order to have access to the discount. Yes, you can choose a type of card where you can only make a purchase after debiting the money into it, but there's no way you can have the employee discount without a bloomies card. The management is so backwards, conniving, insecure, and bureaucratic that one can never get solid answers about touchy subjects, i.e: transitioning from sales associate to manager, changing specialty positions, or even if somebody was fired. It's lies and sugarcoating from the Store Manager on down. Sales sharks are not rewarded, but rather given the blind-eye so they can continue raking in the sales or signing up credit cards. There is no upward mobility, especially for sales associates. Management will string you along so you won't leave.. why move a great seller into a non-selling position? By the time you realize you've been had, you're too exhausted to do find another job.