Not a place to get ahead in the company - Anonymous employee Ulta Beauty Employee Review

1.0
Mar 4, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Disounts are a plus, but sometimes you are limited as to what you can buy when they have "Employee Appreciation Day"

Cons

Management lacks starting from General managers. They have their "favorites" as to who gets what type of special treatment. They say they have an open door policy but that is truly not a fact. Overall I believe management really needs to take a good look at themselves and decided whether or not "they" are able to handle their position. Very childish atmosphere. You literally have to fight for days off, you get no recognition at all. No respect to those who try to give help/opinions, get shot down right away. You are considered a "non-team player" if you don't agree w/their ideas. You get told you have an attitude when you don't have a "cheerleader personality" on a daily basis. The amount of work they give you in such little time is ridiculous. Expect the store to look at its best when literally there is no staff to keep it looking at its best. If they say it is all about "team work", then why are the General Managers and Assistant Managers always in the office doing "Paperwork" as so they say.

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