Glorified sweatshop - Inventory Associate Aritzia Employee Review

3.0
18 Jan 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Good opportunity’s to move up. Good discount

Cons

Extremely physically demanding. Sometimes almost 20k steps in a shift. Got yelled at for sitting down (when I expressed I was having knee pain) but was allowed to crouch? lol. Majority of people would leave the Inventory associate role after 6 months because of neck/back/knee problems from standing at the long table we had in the back (called the line). This position is a glorified sweat shop role. We would get yelled at daily to ‘work harder and faster’ and being tired and human wasn’t acceptable. Many injuries occurred in this role too such as being burned from steaming clothes, pricked by security tags constantly (especially under fingernails), constant paper cuts. Refused to give benefits until you’re fulltime. Full time hours are also refused until 6 months to a year of working there. Managers will watch every move to find a reason to build a case against you, then you’ll get fired when you least expect it. Their contract allows to fire without cause at any point in time so watch your back. Many times shifts are only 3-4 hours long, so if you have to drive far/commute, you’re wasting that on gas. Shift hours are very up in the air, most employees only get around 2-3 shifts a week to keep you under full time hours to avoid offering benefits to all their employees

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5.0
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Pros

- Great team of girls to work with

Cons

- Quite boring during quiet hours - Discount for boutique associates isn't the same as sales associates

4.0
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Pros

Cool work environment. Great role if you don't want to be customer facing. Employee discount is a nice perk.

Cons

Shifts are assigned on an as needed basis. It is possible for weeks to go by without a single shift.

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