Victoria's Secret reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(13,107 total reviews)
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70% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Victoria's Secret has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 13,107 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Victoria's Secret employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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13K reviews
5.0
Dec 29, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

-Great Disount-- 30% at VS (even on Gift Cards!!) and a smaller discount at their sister stores -They were flexible with my scheduling needs: I was in college and was hired as a seasonal associate and I was always allowed to come back and work when I was on holiday from school, no questions asked. -I was trained in every section of the store, even stock, so it was easy to be of help to customers

Cons

-About 6 months after I got hired the store manager left and the culture completely changed: the new managers would literally lock themselves up in the office while 3 associates cleaned up and folded the WHOLE store. They refused to help and they didn't care if it would take us 3 hours. - When I was hired, I asked for $9/HR and was told that they could only offer me $8.25. Weeks later, a classmate of mine was hired and they gave her $9. She had no work experience (VS was her first job), while I had had quite a few jobs. I can only assume that race played a part in the pay as I am black and my friend was white.

1.0
Feb 17, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Looks good on the resume

Cons

Too many to list. ~ Corrupt management! Be aware of retaliation if you are being abused! No one cares about the work ethic or talent. Some managers only come in twice a week, just because they can, and complain they are being "overworked and super busy". Some managers buy and take samples just because they can.... VS is all about who your friends are, and about perception ones create. Worst job I've had in 20 years.

2.0
May 6, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pays well, easy vacation policy, employee discount, nice office

Cons

Basically no chance to be promoted for creative roles unless you are hired as a manager/director level. Normal creative people takes years to get a senior title. Also, there are some really nasty, crazy people there, and to make things worse, they are the directors and VPs, who constantly get promoted. As a result, it was very hard for me to keep my motivation up.

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