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Henri Bendel

Part of L Brands

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Henri Bendel reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(131 total reviews)

Chris Fiore

79% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Henri Bendel has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 131 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Henri Bendel employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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131 reviews
3.0
Oct 4, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Relatively easy to get to - building located right above express train station in northern midtown. Friendly president and team. Many people were down to earth and hardworking. Casual attire. Strong commitment to "giving back" i.e. required scheduled community service.

Cons

Transient management in my department during my time there. I had multiple managers in a several month period. No real job training at all. A photocopied responsibility overview and half day of "training" on the first day. I personally did not feel comfortable asking questions as the feeling was I was expected to know exactly how things were supposed to be done/read someone's mind. Also, it felt as if the parent company's (Limited Brands) interests and priorities were on their brands/businesses and not on HB unfortunately. It is for that reason primarily I would not recommend HB to a job seeker - the future of the business seemed unstable to me.

4.0
Aug 26, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, very exclusive group, management is great! Nice environment and you learn a lot about the company. You'll have a good time working here.

Cons

Not many people know of Henri Bendel so the commission isn't all that great. The quality of the jewelry can be bad sometimes.

1.0
Aug 14, 2015

RUN FROM THIS COMPANY

Recommend
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Pros

Work to life balance is decent- better than some retailers. 17 paid vacation days for full time managers.

Cons

Corporate is run by a bunch of girls who are absolutely clueless. Very unorganized and difficult to meet all demands as they set very unrealistic goals. Recent change to bonus structure- must meet, as a store, a $200 SPH in order to bonus. Store manager bonus is HUGE while the assistant store managers bonus maxs at $525 (so unfair). The president constantly boast about how large the SM bonus is on conf calls, that the asm are on. Very unprofessional. The VP is a loud mouthed unprofessional women who does not even deserve the title of a store manager- if you interview, good luck even getting a word out with her.

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