ZARA
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Management was very unorganized
Sales Associate (Former Employee) – Richmond, BC – 29 June 2018
The managers would often come out with the weeks schedule on the saturday night before the first day on the schedule which was often very stressful and unsatisfactory for us employees.
Not a positive experience
Stock Specialist (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 16 August 2018
At the beginning, the job was fun. As time went on the management and work environment was very hostile, competitive, and fake. The managers and coworkers are not there to support you, everyone is only looking out for themselves and do not know how to work as a team. They do not care about your health or happiness. The management pick favourites and do not show fairness to employees. You work a lot of overtime and don't get much time off.
Stressful and tiring
sales associate (Former Employee) – Calgary, AB – 2 July 2018
Bruh where do I begin. This was my first job ever so I found it especially stressful. The training was around 9 hours long and so pointless. It was basically team bonding, but they didn't teach us anything. I started the job without any knowledge of our store policies or how to set up clothes on display (ex: how to fold clothes) It was pretty much learning as you go, but I got in trouble several times from the managers for doing things wrong even though they were simple mistakes that could have been avoided if they had simply told me prior. Checking my working hours was always a hassle because they do not post online. I had to drive all the way down to the store to check what times I would be working that week.
Unless you are seriously passionate about fashion I do NOT recommend this job.
Unless you are seriously passionate about fashion I do NOT recommend this job.
Pros
earned about $1000 in 1 month
Cons
terrible experience
Great experience
Sales Associate/Cashier (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 27 June 2018
I had a very good experience working in Zara. It could be busy during the weekend or especially in sale times but overall it was quite a good experience working there as a sales associate and cashier.
Management is good but working there is tiring and they do not compensate well.
Sales Associate (Current Employee) – Scarborough, ON – 17 June 2018
Management is good but working there is tiring and they do not compensate well. I feel like a lot of the staff is underpaid. Training there was not the best and the hiring there is not great either.
You'll never be bored, and will put your stress management skills to the test.
Sales Associate (Current Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 14 June 2018
At Zara you will always have something to do, the store gets crazy sometimes, which it's not always fun. If you like the clothes that will be a great highlight.
Pros
commission, staff discount
Cons
hours are not great
Intrnational Company, Nice coworkers
Sales Associate (Current Employee) – Etobicoke, ON – 14 June 2018
Part time.
The hardest part of the job is running all the clothes from the fitting room. a lot of work. nice coworkers. its retail is always the same. depends your performance you can have a full time.
The hardest part of the job is running all the clothes from the fitting room. a lot of work. nice coworkers. its retail is always the same. depends your performance you can have a full time.
decent pay but not the best management
Management (Former Employee) – BC – 5 June 2018
If you want a job in management with decent pay, lots of work, fun people, nice clothing, Zara might be the place.
If you want to be inspired and be cared for, grow as professional and have the ability to make some important decisions.. There might be a better place out there.
If you want to be inspired and be cared for, grow as professional and have the ability to make some important decisions.. There might be a better place out there.
Pros
Pay, discount
Cons
No life balance, leadership
Good first job
Sales Associate (Former Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 2 June 2018
Your experience there will depend on your managers and your coworkers. You work really hard, and there's not a lot of room for growth. If you're the kind of person that wants a laid back retail job, this is not the place for you, there is always a lot going on and you have to be able to handle stress, especially during sale season.
Pros
commission, fast paced, uniforms
Cons
truck hours
Horrible Place to work
Cashed out customers (Former Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 26 May 2018
The managers were so shady sketchy and rude. They definitely had favourites, because they didn't treat everyone the same. This made it super hard to feel welcomed and comfortable at the workplace. I feel like my great customer service abilities were irrelevant at this job because they didn't care about customer service. I noticed this while being a cashier because when customers wanted to speak to the manager, they expected you to say that they were busy meanwhile they were in the employee room gossiping about others and their personal lives. I actually remember vividly going to the bathroom during my shift and getting yelled at because of it , in front the other employees. Also they barely give you a proper training. Zara's human resources is also useless as well because they also don't care about customer service. When I contacted HR about my concern she never called me back
productive and fast paced
Sales and Operations Associate (Former Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 18 May 2018
no issues with hours as you are always needed. You learn a lot from the management and other staff. Where i worked the staff was great and i made long term friends from working at zara
Decent for entry-position
Sales Associate/Cashier/Customer Service (Current Employee) – Burnaby, BC – 17 May 2018
It is a fun corporate culture, but daily tasks do get repetitive and sometimes management does slip up. But if you can get pass those two major things, working there is a breeze.
Good workplace environment, with strong management
Customer Service Representative (Former Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 7 May 2018
Overall good experience. The leadership at my particular location was very competent. They are also flexible and invested in teaching as much as they can to make you a valuable member
You get a lot of hours if you are good a work
Stock Associate (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 26 April 2018
if you want a lot of hours and if you are good at working and meeting their standards, they would give you hours. Its get stressful at times as they make you continously work without taking a break
A retail job that is always busy
Sale Associate/Cashier (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 24 April 2018
Management at Zara (Markville) lacks professionalism. Specifically, the women's manager, kids' manager and general manager at this location. Other managers are pleasant.
Pros
nice employees, OPS & men managers are professional, a retail job you can make money in
Cons
zara customers are very inconsiderate, managers are petty and yell, some months are good hours others are not, general manager is racist
Evil Management
Sales Associate/Cashier (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 23 April 2018
100+ workers, lack of hours, lack of management caring to do anything at all other than to gossip. Constantly overflowed with customers but lacking actual employees on schedule despite the fact that over 100 people were employed at my particular store.
Place is very strict but great experience
Operator (Former Employee) – Burnaby, BC – 17 April 2018
Working as a stock felt as if you are not appreciated by the management, even if you work hard the managers wouldn't appreciate all the hard work that you have done, overall I don't recommend working as a stock if you are working towards helping customers.
Potentiel énorme pour grandir au sein de la compagnie...si vous êtes patients
Department cashier / caissière du département (Current Employee) – Scarborough, ON – 10 April 2018
Le rythme durant la semaine est plutôt lent tandis que celui de la fin de semaine est plutôt rapide.
La possibilité de faire carrière au Zara est totalement réalisable, mais les changement entre l'évolution des postes est très lent. Je m'explique: afin d'obtenir un poste plus élevé, il faut être formé. Pour être formé, il faut être confirmé. Le temps de la formation dure toujours plus longtemps qu'il faudrait car le bureau chef prends énormément de temps pour confirmé la fin de la formation et donc le nouveau poste.
La possibilité de faire carrière au Zara est totalement réalisable, mais les changement entre l'évolution des postes est très lent. Je m'explique: afin d'obtenir un poste plus élevé, il faut être formé. Pour être formé, il faut être confirmé. Le temps de la formation dure toujours plus longtemps qu'il faudrait car le bureau chef prends énormément de temps pour confirmé la fin de la formation et donc le nouveau poste.
Pros
Possibilité de grandir au sein de la compagnie
Cons
les changements prennent beaucoup de temps