Thyme Maternity

Days went by quickly. 
You learn to organize clothes well and how to speak to clients and coworkers. If you tend to be a bit shy or awkward, this job definitely helps you get out of your comfort zone and become more social. The coworkers you work with will be very fun and nice, and you might even make a friend for life. The managers are iffy. Depending on your manager, your Thyme experience might differ greatly. I have had amazing managers at Thyme but I also had managers that spoke badly about me to other coworkers without ever telling me. Normally, it should not affect you, but it is a bit mean. 

The hardest part of the job is wall changes. The location of clothes changes on a monthly basis and it can be tiring to fold a stack of clothes, only to hang them up and fold another pile 4 weeks later. 

The most enjoyable part of the job is speaking to clients. There is a huge satisfaction from helping a client out. Many customers are newly pregnant and they come into Thyme completely lost. By putting a smile on your face and being as nice as possible, you can really help a woman and really make her pregnancy more enjoyable.

I very much enjoyed the staff and management at Thyme maternity. The company allowed me to advance and prove myself. The customers were friendly, and I enjoyed helping them, and feeling like I made someone's day a little brighter. The management was great and was always there to help you when you needed, and in general, the staff was hard working and amazing. 
The hardest part of my job was definitely the decrease in sales in the past few months, trying to make personal and store targets was difficult.
The most enjoyable part of my job other than my co-workers was working with woman during a special stage in their life!

I have no complaints, I just need a change in scenery

Thyme Maternity is by far one of the best retail jobs I've ever had. Full time employees have great benefits and the management was always very positive and encouraging. The discounts were amazing and helping pregnant women find clothes and products that made them feel comfortable and pretty was a fulfilling and fun experience. The breaks were often and fair and the shifts were always a reasonable length. My only complaint is that the part-time hours could be unreliable but for a student or someone with a financial plan to fall back on it would be perfect. I would absolutely recommend working for any of Reitman's affiliates if you get the chance!

My boss and team leads were incompetent. I was hired with promises of 35+ hours per week and that there was no team lead above me and I could move up quickly. There was a team lead already hired that prevented me from moving up. That team lead spread lies about me and when I brought it up to my boss she refused to go to HR and told me not to either. My other team lead constantly reminds me I'm not going got heaven
 because I have had intercourse before marriage. Also that I need to pray for a man. My hours are now cut down to 23 per week without warning and there is no promise that they will go back up. However, I'm still required to buy a new wardrobe for spring.

I worked this job part time for a year before deciding to return to work full time after staying home for 5 years with my kids.  Part time hours were fine; pay was minimum wage.  I was repeatedly offered the store manager position but the hours would have been less than ideal (working every weekend and several evenings a week) and the pay offered was brutal.  All associates were pushed to sell specific products and these sales were tracked weekly.  The review process was horrible- you could rate 'excellent' in every aspect, but if your store wasn't meeting the sales budget, you 'failed' your overall review.

There was always something new to learn at this job. Pregnancy changes daily and therefore you were required to learn different stages of pregnancy, as well as what the average person would feel throughout the pregnancy. The most enjoyable part of the job was meeting new customers, being able to fully satisfy their needs, and see them come back throughout their pregnancy, or even subsequent pregnancies. The hardest part of the job would be the emotional factor of a customer. Pregnancy does play on the emotions and sometimes you just had to be the shoulder to lean on that they needed.

I worked there a few years ago and the discount and hours were great but the management at the time was not the best. They were condescending when I made a mistake and they were very stingy about useless things in the store. Other than that, it is interesting to learn about the special material they use for the clothing and different products that help with during pregnancy (e.g. body creams and bras) and after pregnancy (e.g. nursing shirts).

I worked for Reitman's for over 9 years, moving to all branches, eventually being moved to thyme because they said it was the only store I would be able to advance in. After working there for a year and a half I was told that they were just going to hire from the outside instead because it wasn't fair that I might play favorites. While I enjoyed the time spent there with the people I worked with it wasn't a career sadly. 
They do have a great environment, nice customers and a relaxed day structure though.

I had the best time at thyme marternity. the type of customers we were there to assit was really the best. All day I was around beautiful lady about to became mom, I was really grateful to be a part of this journey. Make sure that they comfortable and feeling pretty.  the team that I meet there automatically became friends. everyday was different so even a 9 hour shift could seem like a 4 hour. the reason I had to quit was because the company didn't have short term possibility for advancement and I need work when I can learn an evolve quickly.

Scheduling was always done a month ahead of time which was good.  My co-workers were nice. The hardest part of my job was meeting my weekly quota. I dealt with pregnant woman who were on a budget. I tried selling items they needed and not things they didn't need therefore reducing my return rate. I was never acknowdeged for any work I did there. I felt alot of pressure. 

I enjoyed meeting expecting women. Helping them through a tough transition when going through a pregnancy for the first time and helping them deal with their changing bodies.

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