Pros
Great compensation for a minimum requirement job For retail, lululemon is probably the best option out there Group commission structure creates a team environment Benefits for full-time employees 401k option for part-time employees Funds for employees to partake in group exercise classes Integrated paid sick days Nice training for feedback-based improvement for those newer to the workforce Allows for great customer-worker interactions Good discounts on products that are marked down Ability to extend your discount for men's product (limited per month)
Cons
Cult-like work environment (you really have to buy into "lululemon culture"... they basically have their own language Never straightforward with their feedback. Constantly beating around the bush by using fluff like "success meetings" (which means you're not doing so hot" or "leadership logs" (which is documentation of all the things you do wrong). Managers do nothing most of the time. They stand around and talk to each other when on the floor like they're forbidden from helping guests. Then when bad reviews are left about "workers talking to each other instead of helping", they blame the educators as if that's not all they do, because customers can't tell the difference between a manager and an educator. Moving up in the company has nothing to do with work ethic and skill. To move up you need to be friends with the managers and go on "sweat dates' (workouts) with them as often as possible Not flexible for students. Very strict availability requirements even for part-time employees. Very difficult to get vacation time because the managers always insist it will be too busy that week to have people go on vacation Blackout periods from Thanksgiving until mid-January. Bonuses are extremely variable. So much so that the goals seem arbitrary. Long, required monthly meetings where 90% of the time is wasted on ice breakers , why the managers appreciate each other, and a game, after which the remaining 10% will be "training" which is just a repeat of the same training as every month.