Victoria's Secret is so much more than luxurious brand. We get a reality check from people who work there. Unfortunately, it is not as pretty as people may assume it to be. For further details, you need to read these confessions. Just a little disclaimer here, you will be shocked after reading these confessions.
Victoria’s Secret Employee Reveals The Horrible Reality Of Working In Retail
#1 It is borderline disgusting.
"This happens on a weekly basis. We have to fold all of the panties in the drawers every day before we close and I find some kind of fluid on panties almost every time I have to fold them. It's truly disgusting. That is why we have the try on panties people!"
#2 Poor employees have to go through this shit.
"I really hate it when people try to abuse our return policy. And this is one of the worst examples. This lady came in with three bras that she insisted didn't fit. They were obviously worn and she couldn't tell us really what about them didn't fit. She was giving us a lot of grief so the store manager just told her that we could give her store credit if she didn't want to exchange because she didn't have a receipt either. As soon as we turned around to damage them out, we saw that big wet spots in the cups. She had lactated in them."
#3 You should have kicked them out.
"I can not make this up. Literal trays of fried chicken. It smelled so bad. It was about 8:45 (we close at 9pm) and these women and their children come into the store being loud and obnoxious and proceed to lean over onto our panty table as if it was their kitchen counter and tear into the fried chicken getting grease and chicken bits all over the panties. I had to damage out about $200 worth of them because of grease stains and smell. Meanwhile the kids were roughhousing and knocking over displays and clothes and running on them. This is the closest I ever was to kicking someone out of the store."
#4 He had quite some recreational activities.
"I don't know what to say about this guy but he was in every single week buying stuff for a different girl. He spent thousands of dollars a month on these women. I'm not here to judge I just had never seen something like that before and it was a little astonishing to me. I'd say he was in his sixties. He was a very nice gentleman but not at all discreet about his recreational activities."
#5 This is about vomiting in the store.
"I remember this very clearly because it was horrible. This woman was at the cash wrap for at least 30 minutes having us look up everything she could think of online which takes time. It was busy, so I was ready for her to leave so I could have my employee back and we could get to other customers. The kid next to her is complaining the whole time about leaving and not feeling good. Instead of rushing, she tells him to stuff it and be patient. A few minutes later I hear gagging and gasps. I run into the other room and see that he had spewed vomit all over the counter and the floor. It was chunky. Then instead of apologizing and offering to help, she turns around and leaves."
#6 Oh the perverts are there too.
"I've never had something like this happen to me I was talking to the assistant manager (she was so gorgeous so this doesn't really surprise me) and we were sharing customer stories and she told me that one time this creepy guy came in and asked for help picking out something for his SO. He asked her what she would buy which is what creeped her out in the first place, but then he proceeded to ask her to go in the fitting room and try it on for him. And it was some pretty racy lingerie. Needless to say she shut him down."
#7 That's kind of awkward.
"Let me start off by saying I have seen so many old lady boobs it doesn't even faze me anymore. But that doesn't mean I want to. So one day this 85ish year old man brings in his wife as a nice gesture and tells me he wants me to help her pick out whatever she would like starting with some new bras. I offer to fit her and as I turn around to take her back to the fitting rooms I hear her struggling, and I look back and see her stripping in the middle of the store. It was really hard for me to keep my composure and not make her feel bad for doing that."
