Q&A With SEPHORA Employees
They want employees to speak up. To think on their feet and take risks. They want to inspire fearless acts from employees, empowering their teams to challenge the impossible and have creative courage. Our leadership team also doesn’t look like other executive teams. Sephora has been described as “women-driven by driven women.” We are committed to recruiting and supporting a team as diverse as our client base.
How employees describe working at SEPHORA
I love their products so much. I value their products that work the best on me and their high quality lip products
Product Quality, Shopping experience, customer service
the stuff you can buy
luxury service good brands and exclus,ve brands
Experience, attention, variety, prices, promotions
What it's like to work at SEPHORA
- SEPHORA employees generally work 8.7 hrs a day
- Employees at SEPHORA report the work pace is comfortably fast
- 84% of SEPHORA employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- SEPHORA employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 71% of SEPHORA employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- SEPHORA employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
- 72% of SEPHORA employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With SEPHORA Employees
IDX: 25 TOT: 46
How much diversity is there among employees at SEPHORA?
Full-time employees in Engineering are 60% Indian. Managers are now almost 90% Indian. There's a pro-Indian, racist vibe that goes undiscussed by the larger business. Ironically, off-shore and J-1 Visa folks are mostly from Central Europe, as they put a European-centric staff augmentation in place to counter-balance the rapid hiring of Indians and give it a veneer of diversity.
What unique perks and benefits does SEPHORA provide?
Summer Friday Afternoons off. Huge bonuses, lots of holidays, 4-weeks vacation for everyone.
What's the Engineering team like at SEPHORA?
Solid, well-managed, limited upward growth potential.
How's the leadership on the Engineering team at SEPHORA?
Solid, political, Indian.
What's the pay like for Engineering roles at SEPHORA?
Engineering Leaders (Directors and Above) make good industry salaries. For the last decade, Sephora's generous bonus structure and exceptional company performance has resulted in 50% bonuses for senior leaders. The bonuses for Engineers below this level are half that. And their salaries are comparable to other retail outfits -- but not as high as some more glamorous places in the startup and social media world. Then again, it's very much a 9-5 job with 4 weeks vacation for everyone, Friday afternoons off in the summer, and tons of perks.
What are you most excited about working at SEPHORA?
Being involved in the beauty community
What is the name of your medical insurance called
Do people with cosmetology licenses get paid more then regular retail staff?
which are mission, vision and value of Sephora?
How's career growth and advancement at SEPHORA?
63% of the same employees also feel like SEPHORA is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees do not have a mentor to help them navigate their career at SEPHORA.
How are the managers at SEPHORA?
SEPHORA employees rate their manager a B or 71/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. Most of the employees (45%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.
What's the pay like for employees at SEPHORA?
SEPHORA employees rates their pay and overall compensation a C+ or 66/100. 57% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 75% of employees get raises every year.
How are the benefits at SEPHORA for employees in Sales?
SEPHORA's Sales team rates their overall benefits a D and most of them think the perks are Neutral. 50% of SEPHORA employees in Sales say they are satisfied with their benefits.
How are the benefits at SEPHORA for employees in HR?
83% of SEPHORA employees in HR say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees in HR also get 20-30 days of paid vacation.
How are the benefits at SEPHORA for employees in Marketing?
83% of SEPHORA employees in Marketing say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees in Marketing also get 20-30 days of paid vacation.
How are the benefits at SEPHORA for employees in Design?
78% of SEPHORA employees in Design say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees in Design also get Unlimited of paid vacation.






