Such a depressing expierence - Sales Associate/Makeup Artist Bluemercury Employee Review

3.0
Nov 24, 2014
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Pros

I like that I could sell my favorite lines and not be forced to sell what I'm "supposed to sell". Lots of gratis and trainings on all the lines. Laid back compared to a department store setting per say.

Cons

Over worked and under paid. Doing doubles like 9:30-9:30 twice or 3 times a week. Lots of events every weekend and high unreachable goals. If you are not a Manager you will be closing a lot almost every shift. The health insurance is extremely expensive. I rarely get to see my family and friends and the managers aren't compassionate about the issue. The managers are legit being told "You're not here to make the employees happy, you're here to make business happen". I understand where they are coming from but to an extent. Don't you think if you have unhappy employees, wouldn't that effect the business.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
May 7, 2026
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Pros

Business hours and get to meet some great clients

Cons

Lack of recognition for hard workers. No pay increase. Some employees are getting paid 30+ an hour at most stores and complain about a couple of cents from pay increase where people like myself is getting paid $10 less with no pay increase. Full time employees will do the most work more than anyone else, including management. Management also receives the most recognition over the employees that do the most work. This company has been bought out by Macy’s so I don’t think they care to hear what employees have to say.

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