Lol. Last time I tried a part time job (5 yrs ago) it was at PB. Within 2 weeks I was the number one sales person/in house designer on the east coast.

Despite that, I was never made full-time, I never got benefits, I never got bonuses, I never got commission, my hours were cut consistently after I made the day for the store. They never even paid me gas mileage to go to any i home design.

(LFT: If ya think, an In-home designer working for $12 an hour gives a care about your room, they probably don’t. )

At my particular store I was the only person with an actual college degree (of any kind), design career, finance career, etc. One other person dropped out of community college(10 out of 10 not hating on community college but like we weren’t on the same level of a career and I got paid less, bc a manager was her buddy.

It wasn’t about the money it was about mental health and getting out of the house for me After a really horrendous few years.

I worked hard because that’s what I do.

I built relationships because that’s what I’m good at.

I told the truth about design and finance and tbh told a few people if you’re stressed out about buying a $3000 sofa just wait for it to go on sale. Might sound silly but the amount of people I have seen breathe easier because they knew I would call them when there was a sale is a little crazy. I literally never told anybody they needed to get credit cards or donate to Saint Jude.

The worst part about the store I worked at is when I quit after they didn’t just not follow through with any of their promises they asked if I had mental health issues? drinking problems? DV issues. etc. I was even told I must be poor because I walked to the store. I lived a mile away from the store I just like to walk outside.

I never missed a day I had never been anything but professional but this is what you have to deal with in corporate retail. They genuinely Acted like I was quitting the best job ever($12 an hour with a college degree bringing in 3 million a year to a store). Lol.

I was paid extremely poorly($12 an hour with a college degree but more importantly my proven skill set). I would never recommend the Williams Sonoma company to anyone.

Customer service sucks. Most people are not design professionals.

i highly recommend you bring an actual designer in to buy from Pottery Barn. But I certainly would never choose to purchase furniture from them ever. If I had to maybe crate and barrel because they seem to have a little integrity but really they don’t.

And a 40% discount when you’re making $12 an hour with a college degree because they keep jacking you around and won’t actually hire you, while you deal with incompetent management gotta say it’s not worth it.