Could be a good first job, not for long term. - Photographer & Sales Associate Lifetouch Employee Review

2.0
Dec 1, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Good coworkers (for the most part), able to work independently at times, good for learning the basics of how to pose and work with people of all ages and backgrounds.

Cons

Holidays are rediculosuly stressful; they cram people in like cattle for sessions and have unrealistically high sales expectations. They push you to sell but there are little to no incentives for doing well, while at the same time constantly offering public "offers" and deals that make it even harder to push people to spend more. The few corporate people I met were very rude and condescending, and only interested in you for what your numbers look like. The studio I am at is short-staffed and management is unorganized. Little room for creativity. VERY little room for moving up in the company.

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Pros

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Cons

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