Lush reviews

3.6

57% would recommend to a friend

(2,214 total reviews)
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Mark Constantine

52% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Lush has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,214 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lush employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Jan 26, 2017

Worked at 3 stores

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Pros

Some genuinely lovely people work here who do a great job. I had experience of 3 stores all who had some great team members. Strong company ethics If you are an extrovert with bags of energy and a theatrical personality you'll probably do very well 50% discount Some free products, depending on which store you work for as all are independently managed You get your birthday paid and off if it's normally a day you would work Team bonuses if you reach target, about 10% of your normal pay Good for seasonal work as they hire lots of new staff for Christmas Career advancement possible if the face fits and prepared to relocate

Cons

Some genuinely poor managers with bad attitudes, they have no area managers so often this isn't picked up. Forget life work balance if you move up from sales assistant, unless you consider Lush your life (which many do) A properly trained and qualified HR team needed Lack of structure in company means inconsistent standards, practices and communication to and between stores Cliquey with a lot of favoritism seems to run throughout the company, much more than other places I've worked

4.0
Jan 24, 2017

Great principles, some horrible management at the store level

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Amazing customer service experience/training that you'll carry with you through your career. Pays 20p over the adult minimum wage, even if you're younger than that. 50% staff discount. They try to be a fun place to work. AMAZING company ethos (just doesn't always filter down). Fantastic opportunities for personal development IF your manager is one of the nice ones. (The smaller stores are the nicest to work for.) The lower level staff who work there are lovely people.

Cons

Highly target driven. Must be with a customer at all times or management are unhappy with your performance (even if there's only one customer in the shop and they want to be left alone). On your feet all day. You are never enthusiastic enough. Your jaw hurts from fake smiling so much. Highly variable environment between different stores - some amazing, others are managed by narcissistic micro-managers with nothing but criticism and condescension. Supervisors and trainee managers are not paid appropriately. Often asked to stay late. If you're working a store close, you will not leave at the time you're meant to according to the rota. You will often not be paid for staying late. In large stores, breaks are unreliable/poorly scheduled/you're often pressured to cut yours short, and they are never long enough. Hectic 12 hour shift during Christmas period = 1 hour break. You would rather go to work with severe food poisoning than deal with the repercussions of taking a day off sick. Highly disorganised - regularly given shifts on the day before the week they were for.

4.0
Jan 22, 2017

Lush

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Pros

There ok as employers go

Cons

They like to consider themselves as ethical

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