Urban Planet Employer Reviews

Working at urban planet was fun, I really enjoyed working in a customer related environment, although it was not a career for me, and this is why I left to pursue a career at DraftFCB

A typical day as a sales associate at Urban Planet for me was to clock in and immediately clean and help customers out and spend most of my shift putting clothes back to their proper home from the fitting rooms.

I learned that every shift I had to be ready to keep moving from the moment I started my shift until the second it ended.

Management was – more... great, we were all a big family even with all the co -workers.

The hardest part of the job would be trying to find the exact proper home for articles of clothing because the store was so big.

I always enjoyed sweeping in the end because it was relaxing and the store was so big so it was always a breath of relaxation. – less

Urban Planet is a productive and fun workplace. They promote hard work and job advancement. They see the needs of the employees and attend to them.

mainly I maintained the order of the store by organizing the clothes
i learned to work in a team and keep everything in its place
management is good very flexible with my hours because I had to study at the same time.
my co-workers are my friends
the hardest part of the job is having to deal with hard costumers
I mostly enjoyed dressing maniquens with – more... the latest trends for visual display. – less

A typical day at work would include, Opening the store, distributing the product from the back room into the store for sale. Greeting customers, assisting customers with purchases, contacting other Urban Planet locations for product. Opening stock to be distributed throughout the store. Cleaning, and maintaining a NCO ( Neat, Clean and Organized) store.

I – more... learned quite a lot from working here, for example I was taught time management, leadership skills, organizational skills, Visual Merchandizing aspects (i.e colour blocking, store flips, wall reorganizing), how to be a team player and also be capable to work alone and delegate staff to assigned duties as well as myself when the store manager was not working.

My coworkers always made work enjoyable, they would be very welcoming, and helpful.

The hardest part of the job would have to be, the stock we would receive around holidays. There would be 80+ boxes to distribute and clear from the back room the same day.

The most enjoyable part of the job was going into work everyday, seeing the customers, helping them out with their purchases, bringing product out of the back room and distributing it throughout the store. I enjoyed the store flips, the wall organization, and the staff. – less

A typical day at Urban Planet; interacting with customers, stocking new merchandise, there was always a positive and welcoming atmosphere, continuously learning about the company and their products. The management team always encouraged the employees to work hard and made us feel like we were a part of a team when making decisions. The majority of my – more... previous coworkers brought positive energy to the workplace. I would say the hardest part of the job would have to be encountering the few ignorant and irrational customers, other than that the job was a breeze. What I most enjoyed about working at Urban Planet was working with my coworkers on the holiday hours because the work environment was always energetic and fun to work in. – less

It was an "ok" company. I learned that you don't take sides, you just do your own thing, just do your job. Don't depend on someone who will come and rescue you.

Everyone I work with has a great and positive attitute.
It's always fun to work there.

i love to help custmer
i learned so many thing people work with and my custmers
the most i enjoyable my work is helping my custmer make them happy smile

My typical day at work (Urban Planet) I usually get to work an hour before i start my shift, to check where all the clothes is placed, because they change everything, every week and I only works morning shift..Of course this part I don't get paid for,I just do before my shift to prep myself.Then I go in the back, put my stuff away. put on my work tag – more... and check myself in the mirror.I have to do a walkie check and when someone says you're good.I'm good. :) then I can clock-in..Then I go on the floor, I'm a sales associate/Cashier,my shifts usually fall on a busy days.routinely, i run a wrack of clothing from Fits, then clean up the tables because they get really messy, I go through all the clothes, make sure they're colour coded and in order of sizes.That usually takes me 15 minutes.When a customer needs something then I drop whatever i was doing and help them out.if they need extra sizes I go get it, if the size they want isn't on the floor, I have to climb the ladder to check upstock, which is not only a pain, it's scary too.but it's okay.The question I probably get asked the most is where is your fitting room, which is funny because when I point out the giant arrow hanging from the ceiling that reads fitting rooms, they get pretty embarrassed! The best part of my job is to put a smile on customers,and when I have to use my skills/imagination and create a design to promote our company or products. But yeah, that's mostly it, I can't really fully describe it just because it's different everyday depending on what the costumers want me to do.but I usually get a half hour lunch in there, which is really short but feels long, because few of my co-workers and i goes on a break together.we talk about our personal life funny stroies which is fun.My feet sometime hurt from standing up, but I get through it.when my shift is over i go in the back clock-out, take off my work tag and get ready to leave. before I get to leave, however, they do a bag and coat check.the worst part of my day is the bus, because I can't drive yet, I have to use public transportation.I have to take the bus one hours before I am scheduled to work, and depending on how late I work, I can wait up to one and the half hours to get back home.but with all that i still loved my job! – less

the shifts go by fast
most work is given or you find work for yourself to do
a lot of customer service attributes comes in play
co-workers are easy to get along with
hours are little but able to balance with school

A typical day at work consisted of managing the sales floor along with the fitting rooms and store maintenance. I learned time management and multitasking with customers in the fitting room and on the sales floor. The management was really good and they were understanding. My co-workers were friendly and cooperative. Hardest part of the job was balancing – more... the customer's while keeping the lost prevention rate low. Most enjoyable part of the job was interacting with the customers and putting outfits together. – less

Urban Planet is a very fast paced environment and there is always something to do or that needs to be done. There is never a dull moment there.
My co-workers there are wonderful, but there seems to be a high turn-over rate as the wages are not high and the hours are not plentiful.
I would have to say that the hardest part of the job is being able to – more... complete all the tasks required in one day, as there is always so much to do!
The most enjoyable part is creating visual displays and making the store look appealing and presentable. – less

My last job, was pretty fast-paced due to a lot of merchandise that needed to be sorted, so I was able to learn how to work quickly and improve my problem solving skills. The hardest parts of the day were, when it was a slow day, and looking for work to do instead of standing around. The most enjoyable part of work, was working within a team environment – more... with others you can trust to help get the daily tasks completed. – less

I have learned to juggle tasks and prioritize more than ever before with this company. YM Inc. is constantly shifting direction and you have to be adaptable and willing to change at a moments notice. Favorite part, they allow you to be merchant and make changes based on your business.

urban planet wasnt that great of a work place. very drama oriented, and pretty much if the staff does't "like" you, you're put at the bottom of the list. low pay, no benifits, long days doing absolutly nothing. very slow paced job. all i did for the whole time i was there, was sit there and fold cloths.. it was a total waste of time to work there, i – more... learnt absolutly nothing. i felt my brain cells dying as i was working. – less

I enjoyed working at urban planet , The employee discount was a huge plus and the employees i worked with were all enjoyable to be around. Great place to work.

great little company people very friendly professional staff.

The work you put in is not worth the pay you receive - plain and simple.

The clothes were cute. My coworkers were very sweet. The store closed and was promised a severance package that never came through.