style consultant

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customer service associate / cashier

Aritzia

I was with the team from the beginning when this location first opened. This is the first store in Las Vegas and corporate pushed that this was gonna be a great and booming new market, but they were wrong. Aritzia is located in the Forum Shops at Caesars, and this may be the reason why. The foot traffic in this mall is very minimal compared to other major malls in the area. Every day, the style advisors are being pushed on crazy new targets and quotas that the Senior Stylists, who were relocated for the opening of our store, are taking all up.
The way Aritzia works for a style advisor is having a minimum of $300 an hour of sales. The store then tracks each stylists' sales by a leaderboard on the computer. At first, this target seemed very manageable hence the pricing of the clothing, but it ended up being an extra stress and worry thrown upon all stylists. On top of that, the only stylists who make commission are the ones who hold the senior title. So if you're just a regular stylist, you're fighting for these sales just to get scheduled more hours each week and that's it.
Upon hire, all non-management were promised our regular pay + bonus based off of the sales each season. Once all said employees started, we were then told that we do not get any sort of bonus whatsoever. 
Since opening, it has been rare for the store to meet and exceed sales targets. Each week it seems that we are having visits from someone new who works at corporate. And each week management changes sales tactics for each stylist, no matter their own previous sales styles that they're comfortable with. If a stylist makes a mistake or does not understand certain information coming from leadership, managers think the correct answer to the solution is to belittle, roll their eyes, give attitude, and just be rude.
This location contains a very drama filled environment and I would rethink applying and working here.

I interviewed for merchandising mgmt, and was told they filled the position internally but that there would be another opening soon (expansion, I believe, as this was a newer store). I was told I could start as a Style Advisor while simultaneously learning the merchandising mgmt role. 
That was my first red flag and lie. You have to sell a certain amount every hour - and when you reach a certain amount hourly for so many months, you can choose to be promoted to Senior Style Advisor, which allows you to start making commissions. I worked with someone who had been a SA for almost a decade, and she said it wasn't worth it to be an SSA because they somehow cap you - not sure entirely how it works. 
Daily - selling the same clothes to the same type of people was mind-numbing, and I actually cried from boredom one day and went home. Your floor managers will check in with you at a micro-managed level asking you about your 'clients' on the floor. You need to know at least three facts from each of your Clients on the floor and should have five Clients at all times - obvi, this breeds a dog-eat-dog world between SA's. 
Pro's - there are dedicated jobs for the dressing room, running clothes, merchandising, cash wrap etc, which are all in support of the store, allowing you to be on the floor grabbing clients and checking on them in the fitting room. Felt VERY supported that way. 
Overall, if you can turn your brain off and sell the same clothes all day, this is for you. Don't ask for anything under $20-$25/hour starting out as an SA FYI.

I would not recommend this job for people who do not have a large social battery. There are tons of responsibilities happening at once and in minutes of a time crunch. You are constantly talking to clients. Unless you are a top seller with at least 800-1000+ sales per hour in dollars, forget about getting benefits. You will not be booked enough hours to qualify (30 hours average minimum). To put it simply, sellers who can sell the most stuff, are rewarded with more pay, commission per season, and more hours. Every stylist is competing with one another to have clients in order to generate sales. The toxic culture that Aritzia set up is geared to generate income, forget building a team amongst stylists. During sale seasons there is practically zero respect for your personal time. Heads ups, if you want to use your employee discount at a store, you can’t be serviced. You will style yourself, run back your tried-on clothes to the shelves, and don’t get treated like a client despite paying. Truth is, 40% of the price of Aritzia clothes is literally the charge for the services at the store. During orientation trainings the company promotes their inclusivity but neglects to say that workers will be verbally disciplined and possibly sent home if they don’t dress “elevated” enough. 

My time at Aritzia left much to be desired. Despite the enticing pay and flexibility of scheduling, the negatives far outweighed any positives.

From day one, it was clear that equal opportunities were not a priority. Management seemed more interested in playing favorites than in fostering a fair and inclusive work environment. This led to a toxic atmosphere reminiscent of high school, where popularity among managers determined one's treatment and advancement opportunities.

The lack of care for employees was evident in the unrealistic expectations placed upon us. Unless you were one of the chosen favorites, you were constantly under scrutiny and rarely given credit for your efforts. It was disheartening to see blame shifted onto those who didn't fit the mold of management's favorites.

While some of my colleagues were enjoyable to work with, the overall atmosphere created by the merch team was stressful and demoralizing. It's clear to me that Aritzia has significant issues to address within its management and workplace culture.

In conclusion, I cannot in good conscience recommend Aritzia as an employer. The negative experiences I endured overshadow any benefits the company may offer. Save yourself the stress and look elsewhere for employment opportunities.

Only lasted with this company for a few months because it was honestly awful.  Let me be specific and say that most of the other sales associates and stock team are amazing. Management is absolutely horrendous aside from a couple gems.  Management was catty extremely uncaring about employees and obviously played favorites.  Several occasions were management fraternized with associates outside of the store and clearly favored them above other employees.  If you’re not a top seller forget about getting good shifts or getting shifts at all.  You can be a wonderful employee on all accounts but if you’re not exhausting yourself being a top seller it’s made clear you’re not wanted there and you will be forced out. There was a top seller who continuously stole sales and could not get along with the other associates but she was still allowed to stay and get perks.  Management likes to think they’re giving constructive feedback back but it honestly comes across as nitpicking.  On several occasions management was just flat out nasty.  Do not work here they value sales over employees. 

Aritzia is a Canadian-owned women's clothing store that caters to the upscale, modern, fashion-forward females. Their stock includes some notable brands, and their location and store layout cater to their shoppers needs. A typical day (or night) at work would include running down a large booklet of item markdowns and tacking on sales cards and price-tagging accordingly. After this was finished, I would clean, fold, and manage not only the sales floor but the back room as well. I learned that an effective and productive worker does not communicate with other workers during hours of work and sticks to the matter at hand. Management was nice and informative for the most part without any real issues. Coworkers all seemed as if they did not want to be a part of the environment. The hardest part of the job would be not being called in for enough hours if I were to pinpoint any real hardships at all. The most enjoyable part was figuring out where to place certain items on the floor to maximize sales potential.

To keep it simple, management does not care about anything but whatever they need done from you as an employee, managers and corporate are very disrespectful and inconsiderate of peoples emotions. I’m a 26 year old man and was a risk associate, working with a team mostly women From ages 19 to 34 and they will have breakdowns or emotional days besides the boat load of drama and the managers will just laugh most of the time instead of handling the situations professionally. I’ve seen and experienced a large amount of discrimination and racism openly, the company has a history of it, with customers and employees. Everyone is walking on eggshells I’m that workplace because that company likes to threaten with you employment frequently. I was a guard it was in my contract to listen to employees concerns and feelings with confidentiality and with what I’ve seen and heard the things these women go through is honestly very sad and upsetting.

Working as an Inventory Associate at Aritzia was one of the most toxic experiences I’ve had. The environment is extremely cliquey, with certain team members and managers showing clear favoritism. Instead of supporting one another, there’s constant gossip and passive-aggressive behavior that creates unnecessary tension. Management fails to address concerns and often brushes off valid feedback, making it hard to feel heard or respected. You’re expected to work long hours with little recognition, and mistakes are met with blame instead of guidance. Training is inconsistent, and there’s pressure to meet unrealistic expectations without proper support. It feels like you’re constantly walking on eggshells just to avoid conflict. There’s no sense of teamwork—just competition and micromanagement. If you value your mental health and a respectful workplace, I wouldn’t recommend this position. The job itself isn’t hard, but the environment makes it incredibly draining and unpleasant.

Great tunes blaring over the sound system and Stylish sales associates running about the sales floor up selling to their top tier clients, there was never a dull moment on the clock at Aritzia. Management was sometimes tough, but always maintained a friendly bond with associates. The clothing was always on trend and very desirable, so new shipment days were a lot of work but very exciting! I learned Great styling techniques and how to manage a clientele book to maintain telephone communication with top clients upon new arrivals and restock. Fitting room selling and Private styling appointments help drive (sales per hour) goals which sometimes resulted in bonus pay and clothing allowances.

I was hired as a style advisor, the most basic form of sales. Super competitive with other SAs and SSAs. Everyone tries to steal each others clients. Management tries their best but ultimately ends up putting too much pressure on us. Super long work days and bad hours. I usually got off at 9:30 pm every night. The weekends get super busy and are really stressful. There is definitely a hierarchy among the employees and certain ones are favored by management. Definitely not a low-key job for someone also in school or working somewhere else. Pay is competitive for retail but not compared to what Aritzia expects of its employees. You constantly have to push sales on customers and it feels so fake and disingenuous. Do not work here for the sake of mental health and if you want a social life at all. 

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