Question: when does rachel get a job at bloomingdales

title: Rachel Green
text: Rachel has had several romantic relationships throughout Friends decade - long run , the most famous and prominent of which remains her on - again , off - again relationship with friend Ross . Although wildly popular among audiences , the couple has been met with mixed reviews from critics . Katherine Hassel of the Daily Express described the characters ' relationship as `` the heart of the show '' . China Daily cited Ross and Rachel 's reunion during the series finale `` The Last One '' among the episode 's highlights , while Gary Susman of Rolling Stone believes that audiences would not have been happy had the couple not ultimately reunited . Contrastingly , The Wire 's Joe Reid is of the opinion that the show 's second season is `` the only time Ross / Rachel was truly great '' . Virgin Media wrote that the couple 's dynamics `` had grown mightily tedious '' by season ten . E ! cable network ranked Rachel and Ross the ninth greatest Friends couple , writing that their relationship gave `` Friends fans enough iconic quotes to fill a book '' , considering Phoebe 's line `` See ? ( Ross is ) her lobster ! '' to be among show 's most iconic . Ross and Rachel 's season three breakup has spawned a debate among Friends fans , who continue to argue over which of the two was at fault : Rachel for suggesting that they take a break from their relationship , or Ross for sleeping with another woman immediately afterwards . Writing for E ! , Jenna Mullins ruled in favor of Rachel , elaborating , `` there is no excuse for Ross sleeping with someone else after his lobster suggested taking a break '' , concluding that Ross `` blew it '' . The Jewish community was particularly receptive to the fact that a Jewish - American couple existed on prime time television , described by Lilith magazine as `` a televisual first '' .