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Montblanc

Work-life balance
Work-life balance at Montblanc is good. They offer the freedom to work remotely if needs

Pay & benefits
My pay at Montblanc was not good but benefits were ok

Job security and advancement
In terms of job security at Montblanc, I think the CEO is not confident about who is he hiring because has trust issues, leading him to make wrong decisions when hiring, building and/or keeping good people/teams. 
It’s a very political Company were friendship between executives is more relevant than knowledge and experience to the extend that top executives decision makers are French only.

Management
In general, managers at Montblanc are a mix of good and bad workers. No team work mind set, luck of communication.

Culture
Individualist mind set 
No help between teams and very competitive 
Team work is seeing as a threat of individual growth and safeguard of the each individual job 
No trainings when is a huge need 
Budget to make improvements is very poor but high for traveling 
No digital mind set at all
Selfish over team work mentality

Overall
My experience working at Montblanc was very comfortable from the freedom perspective to manage my own time, budget and work remotely when needed but the luck of support from executives at the time to make improvements because friendship & politics comes first, it’s very frustrating and a constant threat to the security of holding your job.
inefficiency aligned with an individual interest to obtain bonuses and personal benefits  is the mind set which to me is discussing if you work with ethically.

LAZY MANAGEMENT, TRYING TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOU AND ASSOCIATES DO NOT GET REWARDED. IF GOALS ARE MET ONLY MANAGERS GET BONUS AND ASSOCIATES JUST HAVE TO PRETEND THEY ARE HAPPY! COMMISSION IS 1 TO 4 PERCENT BUT IT IS VERY UNLIKELY THAT YOU GET 4 PERCENT BECAUSE IT IS ONLY FOR WATCHES AND LIMITED EDITION PENS WHICH DO NOT SELL VERY OFTEN! SO YOU SHOULD CALCULATE YOUR COMMISSION AT 1 PERCENT TO BE REALISTIC!
NOW THAT MACY'S AND OTHER RETAILERS HAVE MONTBLANC PRODUCTS AND THEY OFTEN GIVE DISCOUNT ON THEM, IT IS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO SELL. SO MAKE SURE MANAGERS DON'T DECEIVE YOU BY GIVING YOU HIGH HOPES THAT YOU MAKE GOOD MONEY FROM YOUR SALES COMMISSION! THAT WILL BE PROBABLY YOUR GAS MONEY AND THAT'S IT. THE CHANCES OF GETTING PROMOTED IN THE COMPANY IS NOT MUCH! THEY TEND TO BRING PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE AND DO NOT PROMOTE WITHIN. IF YOU DO NOT SPEAK CHINESE (MANDARIN) YOU WON'T GET MUCH SALES! MOST (NOT ALL) CLIENTS ARE ASIANS AND THEY LIKE TO WORK WITH ASIANS. SO GOOD LUCK IF YOU DONT SPEAK THE LANGUAGE.

I COMPARE MONTBLANC TO OTHER LUXURY BRANDS AND SEE MONTBLANC PAYS THE LOWEST... I HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR LUXURY RETAIL COMPANIES FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND MONTBLANC HAS THE WORST IN-STORE AND UPPER MANAGEMENT.

A typical day at work began with reviewing the daily sale goals, connecting with new sales prospects. Show interest buyers merchandise and address clients' questions and concerns. My learning experience included seeing each customer as a potential client. I have also learned that customer satisfaction is first priority. My management team provided constant motivation, and reassurance in the process of reaching daily targeted sale goals. Co-workers were very supportive and helpful with assisting with clients and products. The hardest part of the job was not having a products or requested merchandise readily available for my clients. The most enjoyable part of the job; each day brought new clients which allowed me to learn about others and their particular interest. I also enjoyed making great sales and seeing the reward of a satisfied customer.

The district manager was very supportive and professional. I loved her!

I have improved my Englsih, honed customer service skills  and built an internal/external networks within the company. 

Workplace culture really depends on what boutique you work in. Unfortunately, my work environment was not okay. I had some colleagues who were not team players at all, but only pretended to be. You have to be really careful what you say and how you behave at work, because colleagues won't miss a chance to gossip about you, stab you in the back, or twist things around. Most of the situations were like making a mountain out of a molehill. 

A typical day at work consists of maybe 4-5 sales. I learned to never treat a customer a certain way based on their appearance. Management was detached from the environment as with any retail spot. Management really was where I raised my eyebrow. The hardest part of the job was training new employees with no work ethic to learn. The most enjoyable part of the job was establish the connection between customer and salesman. It's like magic every single time. Overall, it was a great place to work and I enjoyed it.

I started off as a part time employee and shortly became full time. I was a key holder and was responsible for opening and closing the store etc. with the Mgr. I was also involved in corporate sales where I made out side calls on large companies and sold them pens for their promotions.

MB was very people orientated. We developed customers by sending thank you notes and staying in touch when new products would arrive.

I received a real education when it came to luxury selling and dealing with high end customers

This organization is so messed up, it's hard to know where to begin. I was hired (sort of) but kept in a temp classification. I could never plan my life as I never knew if/when I would get a day off. The Managers are all in fear of being fired and manager from fear. The Regional Mgr actually cried on the store. While I was there- only 6 months- 8 top level people were fired. It's a revolving door of people who can't find work elsewhere. Pathetic company.

opening and closing the store displaying merchendise. I learned how to deal with the luxury customer and how to maintain a client needs and inform them on new product. the srore management was great the company management was very contradictive. All my co-workers were great. the hardest part of the job was being told one thing doing that then being told you were wrong. the best part was the clients you got to know

The product Montblanc sells is wonderful and enjoyed selling and working with it. However management is very hands off. They walk around with their nose in the air trying to blame employees below them for their mistakes. Their culture was not for me. There is a lot of bullying and HR does very little to stop it. They expect you to work all day with little care or concern for families. Management could careless about employees all that mattered was the BRAND.

Montblanc is a wonderful company who really gives great opportunities for advancement. Unfortunately, maybe because it's such a big company, corporate is unable to realize that some management members are unethical and even dishonest. This situation make the company looses a lot of opportunities to increase business and acquire and keep real, honest talent.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Sales associate 14 salaries reported	$23.46 per hour
Retail assistant manager 19 salaries reported	$23.87 per hour
Sales support representative 5 salaries reported	$22.90 per hour
Sales manager 9 salaries reported	$82,778 per year
Boutique manager 5 salaries reported	$115,500 per year

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