Churn and Burn - Anonymous employee Ulta Beauty Employee Review

3.0
2 June 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Gratis, can move up fast because of the growth of the company

Cons

Lack of hours for your team, highly task-focused, little recgonition, contests are weak and un-motivating ($25 gift card for store, one per district,, average store size is 25-30 employees, this doesn't get you far) Management are held to unrealistic expectations. Some stores are held to different standards, no consistancy.

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Everyone at my store is amazing, no drama

Cons

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Pros

If you like helping people find skincare and makeup that suits them, it's a nice place to be--plus you get to take home some products for free every once in a while as gratis!

Cons

Your Ulta credit card is in danger of being heavily used--whoops! Also, even if you really know your stuff and are in the middle of speaking with customers, if they need someone at the register, they will replace you on the floor with a Prestige Beauty Advisor, which was always super disappointing. Especially if you've already established rapport with the guest and their cart is getting full. Also, customers have shared feeling racially profiled, being closely followed. Not cool. Something to keep in mind so you don't accidentally do that if you're part of the team.

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