Disappointing Experience - Associate Manager Ulta Beauty Employee Review

5.0
Jul 8, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Received gratis (most of which had already been picked through), employee discount, discounted salon services, lovely group of associates

Cons

Had to work every weekend unless I specially requested off and that's if the GM approved it, often closed 4-5 nights in a row, had to take my lunch break two hours into my shift so the GM could go home early, when I was promoted it took 4 months, several conversations with the GM and finally me emailing HR to receive the proper pay and full time status, the GM has no experience.

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5.0
May 28, 2026
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Pros

everything about the job was great. the people and work and i was fine with the hours 5am-11am sometimes

Cons

i hardly got days to work

1.0
Jul 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great discount Gratis is good but having worked for Sephora as well, theirs is way better. Fun customers most of the time

Cons

Glorified babysitter when your team is incompetent Store can quickly become a wreck when one manager isn’t pulling their weight Too many hats in this role and way too overbearing. I thought I’d need to see a neurologist for migraines but it turns out I was just way too stressed in my role. ai. And a big push for more and more ai in the future.

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