Attainable Luxury, Unattainable Competitiveness - Sales Associate/Keyholder Swarovski Employee Review

3.0
May 28, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Discount and quarterly allocation, this is only a bonus if you truly love the product and brand. My store has the best management contributing to employee satisfaction and is the only reason I rated this job a 3/5. Loyal client base, or at least in my experience.

Cons

Noncompetitive pay for a company trying to settle in between the ranks of Tiffany's. They keep you at the lowest possible pay even regardless of the sales/clients you pull in. My current pay rate at Swarovski is lower than my pay rate at another contending store in 2019 (I came back to work for my manager because I value her)!! That's three years... and supposedly I make one of the highest hourly salaries LOL

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Swarovski Response
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Thank you for your review. At Swarovski, we truly value constructive employee and customer feedback, both positive and negative. We are very sorry to hear you felt the pay is not according to your expectations. Here at Swarovski, we strive to remain competitive in our compensation practices and regularly review our pay rates and benefit structures. Remember we have an open-door policy and you should feel free to reach out to your manager or a member of HR at any time. Once again, thank you for your feedback and wish you much success in your career with Swarovski.

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