Aspects of boutique employment.

[Mr. Carre]

I would like to know more about day-to-day life for a boutique employee, e.g., dress code, average number of sales, pros/cons, chain of command, etc.
What's a day like "inside" the orange box?

 

[bagidiotic]

Why don't you try dating your sa out over meal or drink
They're the best to answer your curiosity

 

[Mr. Carre]

Why don't you try dating your sa out over meal or drink
They're the best to answer your curiosity

I would in a heart beat! Love my SA's! Unfortunately, I'm many hours away.

 

[LOUKPEACH]

Why don't you try dating your sa out over meal or drink
They're the best to answer your curiosity

LOL love your advice. Working in H boutique is so dreamy to me. Do they hire part-time SA?

 

[QuelleFromage]

Why don't you try dating your sa out over meal or drink
They're the best to answer your curiosity

Hmmm I suppose I could see the benefits of dating my SA but a) both of them are gay b) my DH would object

 

[Rami00]

Hmmm I suppose I could see the benefits of dating my SA but a) both of them are gay b) my DH would object

LOL

 

[perlerare]

All might highly depends on the size of the store, and of course on who the manager is.

 

[purselover888]

I don't think it's as glamorous as it seems to us.

 

[Miss Al]

I don't think it's as glamorous as it seems to us.

+1 Agree.

 

[chicinthecity777]

+1 agree.

+ 2!

 

[MASEML]

+ 2!

+3. I imagine there's pressure to acquire new clients. If customers remain loyal to a particular SA, to obtain a coveted K or B, I would guess acquiring a new client is difficult, unless the store is in a city with high tourists (but these folks probably are a one-time client)

 

[pursecrzy]

Think of the number of times a day you'd have to tell customers "Sorry, no Birkins or Kellys" and deal with disappointed or angry customers.

 

[Mindi B]

Also, access to Hermes merchandise is strictly limited. The company allows one scarf per year, and no bags for the first X number of years. At least, so I was once told. Perhaps this was apocryphal, but certainly you don't see the SAs decked out in head-to-toe H, and often, if an SA is wearing a piece of H jewelry it is merely borrowed for the day.

 

[catsinthebag]

+3. I imagine there's pressure to acquire new clients. If customers remain loyal to a particular SA, to obtain a coveted K or B, I would guess acquiring a new client is difficult, unless the store is in a city with high tourists (but these folks probably are a one-time client)

+4! I know some of H's policies have not always been SA-friendly. For example, when H started the policy of not shipping leather goods, it drove my SA crazy, as she had several clients from around the world who she could no longer ship to.

 

[lulilu]

I know my SD (former SA) buys stuff, but I guess at full price?

I think they borrow the scarves they wear (not sure) and my SA told me the sweater she was wearing was given to her (part of the uniform?)