Great for Getting Your Foot in the Door! - Beauty Advisor Ulta Beauty Employee Review

3.0
Aug 17, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They allow a lot of flexibility with hours. You communicate your availability, and they base your schedule off of that. There is also the option to both pick up extra shifts/offer scheduled shifts when you need one covered. This is great for when you are sick, have an emergency, or just need a day off! The company does offer gratis (free products) monthly in exchange for watching weekly training videos. We also have the generous 25% associate discount and 50% off services, and sometimes they’ll stack additional discounts on popular brands. However, we cannot pay our bills with gratis, so considering the workload, the pay is not necessarily worth it to me. This job is great for young people interested in the beauty industry, students, etc., but if you are an adult with responsibilities, it is hard to make a living with these kind of wages at part time hours.

Cons

The workload does not match the compensation. They expect a lot from their associates. We are responsible for pushing the overall sales of the store, but we do not reap the benefits as we don’t earn commission or regular bonuses. Considering that the workload, the pay is not necessarily worth it to me. This job is great for young people interested in the beauty industry, students, etc., but if you are an adult with responsibilities, it is hard to make a living with these kind of wages at part time hours.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

No furthering development Keep toxic (leaders especially) allowing unacceptable behavior conduct and violation of company code Communication is very poor…it’s inconsistent,For example managers are not provided with direct email accounts so it’s a community email box. This causes a large amount of information to be read by the wrong audience and is not communicated if read by the wrong leader

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