lululemon reviews

- drawn out interview process - typically only hire people who have a background in fitness instruction/industry - anything less than 100% on your performance review disqualifies you for a raise - 30 minute lunch breaks for 8 HR shifts - inflexible with availability (commuters/students beware) - no overtime opportunities - mandatory to work weekends and holidays - Lots of negative feedback but no solutions for growth/improvement are provided - reoccurring problem of inaccurate checks, & the inability to negotiate back pay for hours worked - lack of transparency on employment status for seasonal hires, permanent contracts, promotions, and personal development - employees are held to a higher integrity than Mgmt - "FFI's" (aka being written up) is permanent on your record, you are only allowed 3 in your lululemon career before termination - "notes" are constantly kept about you by Mgmt, and not disclosed to you. - lots of "backroom chatter"/"below the line" gossip amongst coworkers - promotions, development, and prime shifts are given to employees based on favoritism/personality, not the quality of work ethic - if you do not subscribe to the "culture" you will find yourself missing out on opportunities within the company

-work weekends -miss holidays because you have to work either xmas eve or the day after xmas -one day (xmas eve) to buy things for friends and family-so tacky..My particular opportunity was after our store closed the day before xmas eve at 10:00 at night... yea sorry not going to buy my family picked over things... -They claim to be a luxury brand and company, yet they are so nit-picky and monitor what sizes you are buying to make sure it's for you and not for a friend or family member-my friend that worked for Chanel in NYC got one day every 3 months to buy things for family and friends-that's a luxury company-sorry lululemon -once you give your two weeks notice you are not allowed your discount even though you are still an employee of the company-once again tacky -if you don't fit a particular mold they are looking for they dismiss any sort of feedback you give them. if you are the type to speak up and point out flaws in the management don't work here... they say they appreciate feedback, but really they appreciate the feedback that they want to hear. Our store was the last privately owned lululemon in the nation and corporate took over in September. All employees were completely open to this change and saw it as a great opportunity....Everything went down hill fast.. People got screwed over immensely by corporate employees and within the past 2 months 5 employees have left- two of which had been loyal employees for 4+ years. - expect a lot of hypocrisy- the company claims to have core values of honesty, integrity, feedback..etc... they expect you to have those but not management. They pick and choose which ones they want to follow in a given situation -Be expected to work under people that are ignorant and on power trips if they are in a leadership position above you. If you are smart and ambitious and are not a push-over this place is not for you. Take my advice and don't work here. It causes too much unwanted stress in your life, because of the amount of crap you have to put up with (or don't have to put up with since my last day is Saturday). If you want to work retail work some where else. This company tries to hide the fact that it's terrible by being in your face about personal development and goal coaching, when really they want to mold you into what THEY want you to be.. They don't care about your personal goals unless they are future goals within the company. Run far, far away from working here.