If it wasn't for the discount, I wouldn't have stayed with the company so long. - Sales Holt Renfrew Employee Review

3.0
12 June 2011
Recommend
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Pros

- generous employee discount - generally no late night shifts (if you are a sales associate at the Bloor store) - range of health benefits - clean and safe work environment

Cons

- dealing with customers who believe that the fact that they are shopping at Holt Renfrew entitles them to treat staff like nameless slaves - feels like there is an employee caste system (some associates in the clothing, accessories and cosmetics departments view those in the gourmet department and the stock staff as being "lower" than them and treat them with very little respect)

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5.0
22 Mar 2023
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Pros

Fair pay Easy hours Good holiday pay

Cons

Strict rules Poor scheduling Can be toxic environment

5.0
28 Oct 2022
Recommend
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Pros

I cannot recommend working here enough. My time here was so much fun. The work environment also added to my great experience working at Holt Renfrew. This company caters well to their clients and employees. I loved being able to have a say in which brands the department would bring in. The sales associates are the ones most connected with the clients so I enjoyed that they listened to our opinions. The management was very good also and I found that everyone had lots of experience and were qualified to be managers (unlike Nordstrom, which lets people be in management who shouldn’t.) The company holds many events which is fun for employees and clients alike. Overall, I would recommend working here to anyone.

Cons

If you are working on full commission it can be difficult to make income when slow seasons come and I think they should change that because it would create a less competitive environment and allow employees to make more genuine connections with the clients. This is only in one department.

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