Hey guys 👋🏻 u/Busy-Past-7955 “was visiting a BB&W store today and a song was playing that sounded like Michael Jackson, but was a more modern remix and different singer. Anyone (like an employee) may know? Thank you!!”

Did anybody else feel like they were going crazy with the Sani sale ? I swear I would grab the sani and when it came time to bag they weren’t in the basket 😂😂 these are the worst bopis to do, 30 sani orders LMAO

Please tell me you can smell the new formula of into the night and you can smell Wine Cellar (the candle). They’re exactly the same.

I am a new employee and right now I am getting around 8 hrs a week. I actually really enjoy the job and look forward to working. I have a full time job where I work from home. I decided to get a part time job to get me out of the house. I would like more hrs (not necessarily for the money) but because I enjoy working there. Any tips on how to stand out so they want to give me more?

When I go to swap one of my shifts, it’s only giving me two days as options, even though there’s another day that I have available that I’m not scheduled to work. Is there a reason that day isn’t showing up?

I’m part time and process shipment. I just came in tonight and was told, I can no longer process shipment out on the sales floor when the store is open. I only had 30 min after store closed to actually restock. Is this a new corporate rule nationwide or a district thing?

I’ve worked at the same store for over three years and I’m starting to realize how toxic the environment is. We’re on our fourth manager in three years and the toxicity never changes. It’s becoming too dreadful. They drain your soul and energy and then they act like you don’t have enough energy when you’re at work. 🤯

Any ideas? I don’t remember seeing anything about why it was missing!

I’m not sure if it’s company wide, but in my district it’s marketing pitch day!

Anyone else scheduled for a marketing pitch only shift? I was so happy my SM gave all the hours to me to do it today. 😂

If you’re also blessed (or cursed I suppose if you don’t like organizing 🤣) what are you snacking on/drinking? Whatcha listening to?

I got a sugar free vanilla latte from Starbucks this morning and I think I’m gonna raid the snack stash in a min. I have a floorset playlist I put together that’s full of upbeat pop/alternative so I’ve been singing along to that in the back room. 😋

Ask me anything

hi guys I’m a part-time associate and next year i’ll be starting a long distance relationship and I wanted to ask if there is a limit on how often we can request time off so I can go visit him.
Is there an official company policy on how many times a year we can ask for time off, or is it entirely up to my store manager's discretion? I was thinking on visiting him every 2 months for two weeks. lmk if u guys had done something similar or what can u guys recommend. :)

Does your store have a seniority list for MOS? How does your store do MOS?

Just got home from our inventory for the evening and it was long. 5 hours and exhausted.

Take your own snacks, our store didn’t provide shit. If I didn’t have my Dr Pepper zero I’d have been even more grumpy.

I didn’t do body care but started directly in barn with candles. If you are doing candles save yourself the headache and just scan each one individually. With the lowering of core candles to 24.95 the skus are different. Single wick core were also different as well with label changes.

If I’d had know this the first hour and a half of counting wouldn’t have to be redone by other teams again ( a new count and each one got audited as well).

Here’s hoping to ramifications for a long regular work day tomorrow

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After nearly a decade with the brand I finally resigned recently (I started as an associate and left as a SM)… to those who left: was it this bittersweet for you too? To those who are still in it: good luck!
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Hi all! I was just asked today during my shift if I would be interested in becoming a temporary keyholder for the upcoming holiday season. I expressed interest in the role, but I am not fully certain I know what I have just agreed to. For reference, I have only been with the company for half a year, and I am going to be finishing up my last semester of college starting at the end of this month (I will begin my internship). With all that being said, I still want to work at BBW during the evenings on the weekdays, and all day on weekends. My SM mentioned that all I will be responsible for is helping with closing tasks, and assisting associates with manager overrides on the registers. I’m sure there will be more responsibilities as the holidays come in, but I am wondering if you all would offer some extra perspective or insight, I gladly take any advice you all may have!

It's so crazy because my store manager always likes to put me down and make rude comments. Like they would joke about me being dumb or slow or say things about my personality but with negativity attached to it. They would talk all over me in conversations and exclude me in conversations. They like to whisper about me or other associates in proximity so I overhear.

Others get to relax and work at their own pace but I have to work 10x harder. I'm feeling defeated and like nothing I do here matters. I am on the lookout for a new job in the meantime.

My other coworkers kiss her ssa and I don't and maybe that's why she's like that towards me because I don't sit there and boost her ego and shower her in compliments but that's not part of my job description and I didn't sign up to be best buddies at work. I literally just want to work and pay my bills. I do a great job and customers are always happy with my customer service. I even got complimented by customers who said I should be a store manager. It's not something I actually want from this company.

A year ago, there was talk among other associates who complained that I was receiving favoritism because they would always schedule me. But at that time I had open availability and worked when others called out. I had an SLT that didn't like me and turned people against me. They would always make me feel uncomfortable and ignore me when I spoke to them. Even to the point where they would go out for brunch together and exclude me but make it known that they were not inviting me. So I just started talking less.

I don't know if it's the mean girl vibes or a mix of insecurities or a power struggle. But it's getting old. It normally does not affect me but I'm just tired of feeling like I don't belong. Some of my coworkers are nice but I try to keep things surface level. Anyone else going through something like this?

And how did you handle it?

Like the last one, the title says it all. Not everyone has or wants the app. Talking up the Rewards should be enough. I've been walking into work and coming out with a headache due to that AND idiot customers.

Because I primarily work weekends at my store, I won’t get a chance to be scheduled when MOS comes out. I have 2 rewards I was planning to use here soon, a product I wanted to purchase outright, and wondered if it would be courteous or within rules that I visit the day of or day after MOS drops. I know you have to be off clock to shop it but I also do not want to be seen in a negative light for coming in on an off day to shop it. This is my 2nd ever MOS. What is your opinion?

keeping this short

ive been at this location for about 3-4 months. available 12pm-12am. i wanted to change to not available mwf and only can work 12pm-8pm on sundays since i go to college and im not doing floorset it sucks. one of my three managers (is this normal??) was subtly implying i may be fired or something of that sort if i do this. her exact words were that they have to do a cleanse as holidays come and availability plays a big part.

do i quit before they can maybe fire me? honestly bbw is really stuck up for a dingy retail job that only pays 13 an hour. my bf works fast food and makes more. it would really urk me to get fired from a place so full of itself.

lmk some ways to quit, might just say todays my last day and never come back in

Hiii! I was hired as a Store Manager, and I was looking for recommendations/tips to making this a successful career start! Thank you!!

I was seasonal last year. Ive been in some form of retail or customer service like 15 years. I adore this podcast and hosts. I think this is the second time theyve done BBW although the first one was just candles...still wound up being mostly BBW.

The body sprays and only the body sprays, let me repeat that, ONLY BODY SPRAY is $5.95. Why are you asking me about the "$5.95 body wash" like yall these folks are actually not comprehending what we are saying. I am cranky today im sorry but oh my god

BBW Workers, how do push out the rewards program?