J. Crew reviews

Managers put pressure on you to open store cards and make sales but nothing too intense. Overall not a bad place to work if you make friends with the sales associate and don't get on the Very Personal Stylist's nerves (they make commission, regular stylists don't) or on the manager's bad side. They aren't doing so great as a company.

SPH - which is reasonable for the price point of J. Crew merchandise. However, some stylists will go over and beyond to make sure they get credited for a mere greeting! It is competitive, I guess, but I feel that sometimes the customer sees these behaviors which is plain and simple nasty and unnecessary. I had one customer apologize to me because she felt that I should have been credited for my help, but another associate inputted her name. TEAMWORK, yes, but if a customer feels the need to apologize to an associate, that's a different story. It destroys the relationships between the associates, morale, and the overall shift atmosphere for some who are focused in catering the needs of the customers. Some stylists will even connive with VPSs for sales in exchange for credit with opening J crew cards. SAD. SPH - determining your schedule. Okay, So I get it, the more you sell the more you get scheduled. But if you are constantly being scheduled for four hours every week, on the slowest day of the week, how are you able to improve your numbers?