Laid back, not for long term and not enough recognition/promotion received for those who deserve it - Prestige Consultant Ulta Beauty Employee Review

3.0
Feb 7, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Ulta is a laid back place to work at and there's not too much pressure on the employees -They are able to work around your schedule -It's a fun environment and I love the dept I work for which is selling high end cosmetics - the employee discount is pretty decent (25%) and it increases on employee appreciation days which come about 2-3 times a yr to 35-40%

Cons

-Ulta is not really a place for advancement and recognition is not received enough -Unfair promoting -The hours are the number one con because they are very little. They don't want to pay benefits so they hardly have any full time positions. If you want to work FT at Ulta you either have to be a manager or hair stylist/esthetician. FT there is 30+ hrs. I've worked there for a long time and I am an excellent employee and receive recognition for it and have seniority but that does not matter because they still won't have anything to offer. They just hire new employees and decrease everyone's hours.

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Cons

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