Not worth it. - Sales Associate/Makeup Artist Bluemercury Employee Review

2.0
30 Jun 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Awesome gratis. Friendly staff. 30% employee discount. And informative trainings. If I could stay just for the free stuff and loads of information I would.

Cons

They pay as low as possible. Tell you one thing in your interview then low ball you when they call to hire you. Bonus is only 1% of what you sell which is obnoxious especially if you have a slow store. Only the managers can do the employee discount so if you aren't on a shift with the manager which can happen often you are screwed. Almost impossible to get morning shifts and some stores are open till 9 pm. And they usually get dead after 6 so how does one make any goals if they are there from 3-9 and only have 3 hours with a good flow of customers? Also no time and a half on holidays or Sunday's.

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5.0
22 May 2026
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Pros

Good work environment great manager occasional gratis and discount

Cons

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1.0
7 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Business hours and get to meet some great clients

Cons

Lack of recognition for hard workers. No pay increase. Some employees are getting paid 30+ an hour at most stores and complain about a couple of cents from pay increase where people like myself is getting paid $10 less with no pay increase. Full time employees will do the most work more than anyone else, including management. Management also receives the most recognition over the employees that do the most work. This company has been bought out by Macy’s so I don’t think they care to hear what employees have to say.

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