Pros
Overall my experience at Windsor was definitely a bittersweet one. I love the Windsor brand and everything it stands for. The culture of the company was amazing, all the employees and everyone I have met from corporate was amazing as well. Ive made many friends working here who i still talk to on a daily basis, my customers became friends as well.My management team was some of the hardest working women I've ever met, becoming mentors to me and friends. The clothes are BEYOND cute and the discount (40%) is probably the best that I've seen in any retail location. Extrava days (50% off days) were always exciting and fun. company contests were exciting as well and helped keep our employees excited and interested (the prizes were always awesome!). I love how trendy the store is, if you love fashion then this is definitely a great place to work! Styling and assisting our customers was my favorite part of the job overall, there are different trends and styles in the entire store, so theres a little bit of something for everyone. I loved selling and making our customers feel beautiful, with Windsor clothing, it was very easy to do so.
Cons
Although i have many pros about this company i also have an even amount of cons which ended up making me leave the company after many long hard weeks of considering this choice. To begin, PLEASE PAY SALES ASSOCIATES MORE. It was very difficult as a manager to recruit smart, outgoing, hardworking, coachable girls for $8.25 an hour. I've had amazing employees who we always end up losing to higher paying retail stores or even restaurants. I come from a very busy location and even places like McDonalds pay more at this point. Also, the LP issue... i understand LP is a huge thing in retail but holding management accountable was ridiculous. We became terrified of finding sensors and empty hangers, it takes away from what Windsor is actually about. It was also very difficult with 2 people working the entire store while still expecting to complete so many boxes of shipments, or working on visual, or doing a floor move, all while providing excellent customer service to the MANY many customers we had. To get tasks done i felt like we either had to prioritize selling or tasking. but if we prioritize tasking, then sensors get found. if we do the opposite then nothing will ever get done. We were always told to balance both evenly but coming from someone who worked at the store day to day almost everyday. It was always extremely difficult and stressful.