sales associate

retail sales associate

assistant store manager

visual merchandiser

store manager

Eileen Fisher

This company does not keep track of metrics, give daily or weekly goals or have any visual/operational standards and absolutely no clear policies for stores to follow. This makes it impossible to correctly run a store and then in turn gives corporate no basis for promotions and raises aside from seniority. Everything including payroll, schedules etc. store managers must keep track of on paper themselves instead of the company having a computer platform to correctly calculate and plan. Which leads to a ton of extremely tedious office work but you are not allowed to take office time. The company lets customers return anything no matter how long they’ve had it, if it’s worn or damaged, or if it has tags or not which has created an extremely entitled, unmanageable client that is agonizing to assist. I have gotten screamed at for not returning two year old worn coat. They are all Karen’s. If you work here and are under the age of 60 no one takes you seriously. Overall the company is horribly run and operates like it’s 1980.

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Working at Eileen Fisher has been an amazing experience. Eileen's vision comes through in both the clothes she produces and in how her stores are run. Each day is pretty similar structurally, however it differs everyday because of the customers we have. Working with the customers is the best part of the job; I enjoy helping the women who come in outfit themselves and leave feeling confident and beautiful. Of course, there are customers who try my patience, but I have learned to handle the situations they throw at me with grace and kindness. 
We have had several changes in management in my five years at the company, and I still think our store is trying to find the right fit but we are getting there. Overall, I enjoy working at Eileen Fisher; it is a great place to be.

A typical day is pretty mild, there maybe new arrivals to steam and prepare for presentation or placed in stock. You will help a few people make purchases,returns, prep outgoing orders or store pickups, etc.

What I learned was how to extend that extra mile through by using my inner world view. I learned how to press forward and overcome quiet discriminatory treatment by remembering the "Golden" rule and using policy to guide me. 

Work place culture was sub par likely due to outdated attitudes and youthful ignorance.
Hardest part of the job is really subjective, I would say its attempting to cope with extreme expectations from a small set of clients. Most enjoyable is at least believing that through clothing recycling you are leaving the environment just a tiny bit better. 

Work-life balance
Underpay, worst management ever. Your ideas or logical sense should be left at home, no one will listen. Complete nonsense with company politics. Don’t go there.

Pay & benefits
Benefits are oriented to women only. Unfair treatment for men.

Job security and advancement
Training benefits been cut and abolished

Management
Management will take your suggestions and use them as their own or put them in a trash. There no other alternative.

Culture
Culture oriented on semi-bhudism / green project but actually complete nonsense for those who are willing to work. Lots of talk and no work.

Overall
No one will listen to your suggestions or improvements even if you prove to save millions. 
Management is old minded with zero innovation. 
Your ideas become your manager ideas at the first opportunity. You will be no one there no matter how hard you want to lick as -s.

Management works you like a dog while they take all the credit for everything, company is losing money so they're now cutting back on various benefits. Work life balance is awful so say goodbye to all your weekends, mornings, noons, and nights. Coworkers complain about all the changes but still continue to stay in a toxic work environment and plus they love to gossip because no one has a life outside of work. Company also lacks culture diversity and most customers will ignore you based on your skin color. The only positives are the benefits they offer but as far as professionalism and management you can forget about it.

During my time with Eileen Fisher I had 6 states in my region that I supported, maintained, trained, hired employees and worked with management to cultivate a fun and productive place to work. I learned so much about merchandising, working with visual staff, store management, and buyers. The hardest part of my job was the territory was growing so fast and I really needed to be everywhere at once. I loved working with my EF co-workers and the staff in all the stores in the southeast region.

EILLEN FISHER leads the fashion industry in providing an atmosphere of wellbeing for all employees. The mission drives the business and the employees are all engaged in that mission. I learned so much about the industry because of the transparency within the company as well as the in-depth training provided.  The most enjoyable part my job was engaging the community in our company values. The workplace culture is very collaborative and inclusive. This was the most fun and nurturing job I have ever held. Because of the personal development, fun atmosphere and team environment I stayed nearly a decade and loved every minute of it.

This company has some of the best benefits for full-time retail staff in NYC. However, the company still does not utilize efficient security measures for loss, which in turn becomes the responsibility of the sales associates. Managers aren't very consistent, and I didn't feel there were opportunities for growth. My experience with this company may be unique to what I'd been dealt, but when you're applying for retail level work, keep in mind it comes with the typical retail baggage.

Constantly change the store display with new arrivals or change styles wit different wardrobe.
Deposit to the bank sales of the previous day.
Prepare the employees schedule for next week.
Learned to deal with all type of customers.
The hardest part of my job is being in the store back and forth all day on my foot.
The most enjoyable when I see the customers happy face with their shopping bag, because the found what they were looking for or something that they look good on it, and when we meet our daily, monthly and yearly goal of sales.

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