Who Works For Victoria's Secret?

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Who works as either a Sales Associate for lingeire, a beauty specialist, or stockman. WHo knows how horrible it is to work for this firm?
 
Umm whats your point??? Do you want to work for Victoria's Secrets, or are you just here to complain about them??
 
I work in the biggest Victoria's Secret Flagship store and you would think there would be some pride to work there. I was wrong. Working there ruined my life.
I have managers who made me greet outside in the freezing cold and didn't let me wear my coat (I was only wearing my blazer & pant suit) So I spent my Christmas with pnemonia.
They cheat me from my paycheck I only get $300.00 per two weeks when I should be making double. I work 9 hours a day and they are telling me I only work 4.5 hours per day! My wage is $10.00 per hour.
A jealous manager came up to me and told me that if I ever enjoy a conversation with my co-workers again she will terminate me and write me up
The employee time clock slows down gradually making us work 20 minutes extra when it slows down gradually saying we only worked our assigned time
New York Law says anyone who works 8 hours & up should get an hour break. Victoria's Secret only gives us one 30 minute lunch and a 10 minute break regardless if we work 12+ hours.
ALL of us can only work part time, so it is cheaper for Victoria's Secret not to qualify us for health benefits.
This horrible income from Victoria's Secret made me choose between food or rent for two months.
After I got pnemonia, I lost my voice and they still threatened me to greet.
I also have to beg my managers for a right to rest my feet from standing all day on this hard ****ing marble sales floor, if I am not persistant enough I won't get any my earned breaks.
They say never tell a customer that a bra is not in stock, so always do a stock check, but they do not allow us a radio to use, nor do they let us leave our assigned zone to go find out if it is available! How the **** else am I going to check if it is in stock? Psychic powers?! One mamanger scolded me for this
The managers scold at us if we talk, but we see all three of them drinking coffee and chit-chatting all the time. Great ****ing example.
We do not commission for the credit cards we sell, our evil managers do, which is probably why they keep harassing us with stupid rewards like candy if we sell them. We're not two years old!
They work us like dogs and make us work as late as 12:30 midnight, then have us working at 6:00 in the morning the next day, knowing it takes an hour by subway to get to Manhattan.

My question is, how do I get all these power tripping ****ers in trouble? Because it is ruining my sleep, my marriage, my health. Basically it ruined my life. I already am looking for another job but please help!
 
Uh, sounds like you should quit after you follow Slick6's suggestion.

Also, you should find a way to prove that they're totally ripping you off in terms of your paycheck.
 
And I thought my job sucked. Sorry to hear this Aphrodite. Definately check out the DoL.
 
Victoria's keeping this secret pretty well hidden.

Sue them all.👍
You shouldn't put up with this crap.
 
Why don't you make a complaint to an area manager (only if annominity (sp?) is secured) or to a state employment department or whatever you call it? (slick6 seems to know)

Geez, I though sueing employers was common in today's society.
 
Two better words: Hidden Camera. Now that's good dirt. and hidden mic. something to catch them. Just don't show up wearing some giant turban with a giant red dot in the middle, or huge framed glasses with giant screws...same goes for buttons. whooooo this spy stuff is hard.
 
Call or write to your state's labor board.
Even though you don't have a union, there are basic things that are within your lawful rights. Those being your breaks and lunch.
If the state finds that you are being denied your lunch breaks, and not being paid for working thru them, the company will get fines and other punishments.
If all of the employees feel the way that you do, you can all call in sick, or quit on the same day. (Make it some day with a huge sale to up the inconvenience for the management) So that the "management" will have to pick up your duties.
 
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Two better words: Hidden Camera. Now that's good dirt. and hidden mic. something to catch them.

Two even better words: Felony or Misdemeanor... depending on the state. Not to mention it would be completely inadmissible in court.

As Gil suggested, labor board would be her best bet.


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You need to start a log ( diary ) of everything you see the idiots do and back it up with as much proof as you can muster , exact times dates etc. , who else has knowlage or should be aware , make lots of copys . Next contact upper Victorias management after first consulting a lawyer to find out how to protect you under the whistle blowers laws. Hand over copys of all your complaints and proof to the upper management ...wait a few days or hours to laugh when they all get fired for being idiots and wave at them on the way out. If the morons get backed up by upper management contact the scandle sheets and offer to sell your story..of course you have to also contact the competition by mail with your ..." story ".... I'm sure good old greed will convince them to sling the dirt and damage the competition..but try playing fair...you usually get screwd that way but give it a shot.
 
Well if I was going to perform a law suit the money would I would ask that they pay it out to the tsunami effort. I already make enough money on my own, I just want Victoria's Dirty Secret to be punished. Call me sadistic but I really hate these ****ers.
 
They cheat me from my paycheck I only get $300.00 per two weeks when I should be making double. I work 9 hours a day and they are telling me I only work 4.5 hours per day! My wage is $10.00 per hour.

But you were just complaining about your pay...
 
4 years ago iw as going through something like this, guess what, you can stop this. Chances are your supervisors dont know a THING about what is going on. A supervisor is your managers boss, and you gotta call them up. No only will they willfully pay you back for your lost wages, they might even give you hush money. An dif you got pnemonia DIRECTLY from the job, OSHA will be your friend. OSHA is a company that specializes im=n making every workplace a safe one. Thers also one more thing you can do, when you see the managers all sitting arund doing nothing, walk up and say a little help here. If they refuse, clock out and leave. Then when they terminate you you can call the supervisors if you havent done so already and tell them what happened. THere are many things you can do about this.
 
I was complaining about the pay because I basically get paid for only half of what I am doing, before my husband and I started our own business we were rock bottom eating dry pasta and water for three months. Ever since him and I promoted his photography business we have been doing much better now, but if it wasn't for that I would be malnurished and depressed :( I keep the money they owe me which is half of $4,000. If I sue them it goes to the tsunami effort. They still deny that I work 8 hours a day. Now money is just half the arguement, now I want compensation for my health.
I wrote a 34 page letter of complaints, and already started a meeting with all the top district and CSL managers. For once they will bite their own ****ing bullet. If I quit they will lose their top credit card salesman. I sell the Angel card very well and they will lose potential customer loyalty if they do not issue credit cards. So I am trying to recover from their abuse, plus I want all the money that they say is non existant, I already printed copies of my schedule
 
Weeeee! Hush money sounds like chocolate LoL :) I don't picture myself blackmailing them but I so picture myself handcuffing them to a volcanoe. I guess I am sentimental ;)
 
Anyway if you would like to see what business saved me from dry pasta and water just go to: www.alexbrownphoto.com

Maybe I have too much ego, but I really grit my teeth about Victoria's Secret and would like to humiliate them for abusing me. They didn't even give me a raise for dealing with all this apparant ****, and I am their top salesman for the past 8 months! GRRR!
 
My good friend Aaron works at the Victoria's Secret at the mall and gets paid $8.50. He has had no complaints about the place. In fact, he loves it.
 
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