Stay Away - Anonymous employee Macy's Employee Review

1.0
19 Dec 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good training, experience, resume value, decent benefits, but you pay a heavy price.

Cons

Very petty, cut throat, drama filled enviornment. Some horrible managers that will hold you back and have no mentoring experience at all. It was not uncommon for me to be yelled at in front of others simply to "set an example" for new team members and was told "I didn't think you were anything special...." by the VP of my department. I was always sent on personal errands to fax her court custody papers, etc. This is just the beginning. You are pressured to not take time off. When I was hourly - I was pressured to WORK OFF THE CLOCK or "fake" your lunch break. Management plays favorites, if you are not one of them they will NEVER promote you. You have to GULP the kool-aid. If for whatever petty reason they decide they don't like you - you are belittled and picked on for every and any reason. I finally quit gave my 2 weeks noticed and they FIRED me. Seriously that is how it goes there - - they will always make sure they have the last word. I cannot urge you more to stay away from this place - I am still working on gaining my confidence back and adjusting to normal enviorments where I don't have to walk on egg shells.

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very low pay compared to other businesses, you only get a 40 cent raise every year. same playlist consisting of 15 songs on repeat and it drives you crazy as time goes on. very inconsistent hours they rarely give morning shifts, you only get the more undesirable shifts like closing which ends at 9:30pm. the sales goals will be exceeded and they hours will still be cut especially around the holiday season. numerous amounts of time where i am left alone at the register on a busy day with no backup and still expected to clean fitting rooms and recover the floor with no help. overall no room for growth, started when i was 18 and am now 20 and have not even been considered or offered a higher position, 2 tiny raises is all i got. i overall feel like my position is bottom of the barrel compared to asset protection, jewelry department, and fragrance sales because they get paid better and make commission while doing less easier work. would not recommend and if you do end up working at a Macys use the experience you have and never stop applying to jobs because there really is no growth here.

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Macy's Response
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Thank you for your honest feedback as our Sales Associate. If you are open to it and would like to discuss further, please feel free to send us a private message on https://www.facebook.com/Macys/ or https://www.instagram.com/macys/, and include your name, phone number, email address, and store location so we can connect with you directly! Thank you.
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