I was a Consultant (Assistant Manager) for Bath & Body Works for 3 years in 3 different stores and I loved it. I cried when I went back to school. It's a demanding job but it was also a lot of fun. I did scheduling as well and the most hours went to the advisors who did the best selling. There were lots of incentives in our stores, many of which were through the company. There were contests just about every day with really cool prizes. I have a ton of BBW t-shirts, hats, etc. Yes the managers are stressed out because it's their jobs on the line if the store doesn't make goal. But a good manager is a good leader and can manage without showing that stress or putting it on the people she/he manages. I miss BBW every time Christmas rolls around cause that was my favorite time to work there, crazy I know!
I always had a good time doing almanacs (floorsets) because I made a boring time fun for my employees.