victoria's secret 2013Daniel Goodman for Business Insider  A
former Victoria's Secret employee told us that workers at her
Chicago-area store were trained to treat male customers
differently from female ones.   "The general feeling about men
is that they would buy anything in order to get out of the store
as quickly as possible," the worker, who wished to remain
anonymous, told us. "That means they would spend more money." 
While workers tell women about promotions like 5 for $25
panties, they are more likely to sell men full-priced
merchandise, the worker said.   "Women are more value-oriented,
and so we were encouraged to show them deals," she said. "Men
would buy a couple of $50 bras without questioning us because
they felt awkward."   The competitive landscape in stores meant
that associates would often fight over male customers. 
Victoria's Secret managers use headsets to communicate with
workers and encourage them to make sales goals.   "We would
always be reminded of how much we needed to sell, and s