Belk reviews

3.1

41% would recommend to a friend

(3,875 total reviews)

Don Hendricks

44% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Belk has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,875 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Belk employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews
1.0
Oct 17, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great co-workers, good discount and days where the discount even doubles

Cons

-I am given way more hours than they say I would get in my interview/training process. I made sure that they knew I would not take the job if I was getting more than 25 hours a week (I wrote that I preffered 20 on my application because I am a full-time student). I was told after training that I am considered up to 30 and will be scheduled as so. -Little to no time spent training. I literally had to close the fine jewelry department alone my first time when I could barely operate the register. Fine jewelry has a pretty tedious closing process in my store, and I had little to no idea of how the jewelry/case keys are put in the safe at night -I was sent to every department imaginable and often would be expected to close multiple ones in a night. I worked in fine jewelry, ladies, juniors, shoes, men's, home and accessories with little no training in all of those departments. It's not so fun when customers expect you to be able to answer their questions and you never can. I didn't even know where the stockroom was when I was put in shoes. -your job performance does not matter, credit matters. My assistant store manager will fire you in a heartbeat for not making your credit and is constantly at your throat. You are expected to ask people multiple times about opening a Belk Rewards Card, regardless of how clear it is that you do not want it -None of the managers ever had a clue of what was going on. I think some of my other sales associates had a better knowledge of running that store than they did.

3.0
Oct 14, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You are able to develop not just customer service skills, but a well-rounded understanding of business

Cons

lack of communicatio between management; not enough advancement

1.0
Oct 12, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good sales and employee double discount days make purchasing designer clothes at a great bargain. great fellow employees.

Cons

When I started working there the store manager was a great guy who was out on the floor working and getting to know his staff and was easy to communicate with and willing to listen to new ideas. Then the management changed and the current manager is very easy to find since he is always in his office. Usually with the one male STM who is his minion. Miss my friends but do not miss the insane hours, (either too much or too little) the constant credit push and absent management and unrealistic goals.

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