J. Crew Visual Associate reviews

Low wages, very competitive and hard to move up the ladder

the main challenges for me were that the company values did nothing to empower or build the associates. they were treated as a dime per dozen, were paid poorly, and barely had hours for them. Most made less than $9.25 with no obtainable bonus structure. Sure, we had a good time and met great people but after a few months working there, everyone realized how direction-less it became. The main reason I left was because the expectations were near impossible and i consistently went home feeling like i didn't do a good job, when in reality their expectations were very unrealistic. How is it possible to successfully staff a store for great customer service and preventing LP issues with only enough hours for 6 people the entire day in an over 6000 sq ft location?