retail sales associate

store manager

assistant store manager

fulfillment associate

retail assistant manager

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* Outstanding brand assortment.
* Consistent customer following with opportunity for significant growth. 
* Dedicated store employees striving to offer top level service.
* Unfortunate leadership out of the NY office. Extreme micromanagement and lack of awareness leads to  poor employee morale and ability to affect change in a meaningful way.
 * Plenty of opportunity to turn the environment around if HR and key leaders are willing to sincerely listen to employees concerns and makes strides towards improvement.
* Particular leaders (new and old) lack people experience and seem unwilling to listen or learn from past mistakes. 
* The Aesop team is hopeful for a new era of positive leadership to lead the way.

Typical day is slow paced lots of one on one time with customers, you can learn a lot about retail operations and culture, store managers do their best but upper management is disconnected from retail team, lack of communication across all channels, tons of free product. Really hard to move up in the company. Overall a good job for someone in school because you must have fully open weekend availability for peak hours of trade.

Aesop is very people focused so every aspect of communication, work/life and culture are refreshingly balanced. Though Upper management is not always accessible when they are they are always empathetic and kind. Decisions are made very carefully so growth can be slow as tenure is critical for advancement. Hourly teams are mature, respectful and well trained however because growth is slow they may get restless for promotion. You'll receive excellent training on their products and get access to lots of free products. I'd easily recommend Aesop for anyone considering working there. 

I worked for Aesop for 5 years. We never had enough employees, the manager support was non existent but the expectations were through the roof. You're expected to be cross functional but so many of the team members underperform, don't pull their weight or don't show up. Aesop never fires people. They hire based on how good of a show you put on during you're interview, so if you're an actor or con artist you'll ace the interview no problem. Pay is well below what it should be based on the work you're doing. I fought for my salary and I was making more than some store managers.

I worked as a sales consultant at Aesop for several years. For what it is, the pay is decent/above average. There is a lot of product knowledge required, but they are patient with you during the learning process. Their expectations are a little too high; they expect every transaction to be a wildly in-depth conversation where you suggest 10 products. Sometimes people just want to walk in and buy soap without being sold to! That said, overall, they treat their employees better than any corporation I've worked for. 

I loved working here in the beginning! Lots of perks while meeting new people. The culture is cool. My experience took a turn because of my manager. She SUCKED. I was the only employee & she was always on me. No space to breathe. It made working uncomfortable & weird. Coworkers didn’t like her & other managers are intimidated by her. If you work here don’t stay too long! They don’t pay enough & the job is tiring. It was okay while it lasted. You do get free products and good hours.

If you want to be in the same position for a long time without any advancement then this is the place for you. Great employee discount tho & very generous with products. The pay is alright it definitely better than most places as far retail goes, but once you get into the high end/ luxury field you’ll learn that Aesop pays less than most places. Aesop looks great on resumes so that’s one of the upsides. 

I was very excited in the beginner to work for Aesop for at the time the pay was fairly competitive but now, not as much. The team I work has been amazing and all the managers I’ve had the pleasure of working with have all been stellar. 
There’s not much growth in the company and part-time retail consultants have a pretty high turn over rate. It’s a great company to learn and grow but not a place to stay at for long. Otherwise, I think Aesop as a company is wonderful. 

If you don’t need the money it’s worth it for the experience. Definitely interesting and unlike any other sales job I’ve ever had.

Training is a week in New York. Very intense but fun! 

Promotions were non existent were I worked and coworkers are few, so it can be boring. You do get lots of free products and they are so good you’ll never do back. 

Aesop would like to think of themselves as different than other retailers, and give themselves and their customers the illusion that they are doing something greater. The staffing or lack there of his a major hindrance, the rules are ridiculous and the 'concierge' mentality comes at the expense of your self worth when your clients are as rude as they are at Aesop! 

The products are decent and the benefits are great.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Retail sales associate 28 salaries reported	$20.97 per hour
Store manager 8 salaries reported	$71,563 per year
Assistant store manager 2 salaries reported	$27.00 per hour
Fulfillment associate 1 salary reported	$18.00 per hour
Retail assistant manager 1 salary reported	$21.50 per hour

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