Pros
- Great employee discount that applies to sales items - Perks include in-store contests with prizes like Vera bucks and Starbucks giftcards - Easy to request time off or change your schedule (management never says no) - Clean and beautiful store really has a luxury feel to it
Cons
Although I love my store and the brand, there are plenty of downsides to working for this company. - Sales/conversion/UPT goals are unrealistic. - Managers feel pressured and then pressure the sales associates to sell more and more, leading to a high-stress enviroment. - Company has also began to track employee sales (so how much each individual is selling) and posts this publically - it feels very competitive & awkward especially when we aren't making any comission for sales. - VB seems to be at a crossroads with where the company is going and who they're marketing to. Older customers miss the traditional Vera & frequently complain about the rapidly decreasing product quality and how quickly the company retires styles and patterns. - Hours are all over the place. Some weeks you'll get 20-25 hours and some weeks you'll be left with 7, divided up into two crappy shifts. It's awful and a big part of the reason why VB has a high turnover rate