Overpriced, Overworked, and Underpaid - No Wonder They're Being Sued - Anonymous employee Swarovski Employee Review

2.0
Oct 31, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You get to look at pretty, shiny things (locked in glass cases) all day. The employee discount (30%) was decent.

Cons

You'd have to spend hours dusting all the crystal - multiple times a day. The company had a policy that you could ONLY wear their jewelry (with the exception of religious medals and wedding rings). Our DM required us to wear 3 pieces - that we had to buy with our own money - and we were often criticized for not wearing the trendy fashion pieces (that usually run for $250+). Mind you, this is being paid $9-$10/hr, working part-time for 12-20 hours/week. The dress code was laughable. We had to wear dark suits and women were required to wear heels for their entire shifts. Mind you, part of the job required us to climb ladders to reach product. Failure to adhere to dress code was grounds for a write-up. Our sales goals were also unrealistic. We'd be expected to sell several thousands of dollars worth of overpriced (and cheaply made) crystal jewelry AND memberships to the crystal society every week, or risk being written up.

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