Belk reviews

Required to absorb work from dissolved departments before and during opening which directly affects sales. Sales goals are set arbitrarily and without consideration to this fact, nor your specific department. (i.e. if you work in "moderate sportswear", your sales goal is the same as someone who works in "better sportswear". No consideration is given to the footprint of your department nor the cost of the average item.) This results in pay cuts. Also, there is a failure to communicate regarding requesting time off. There are black out dates and if you wait too long, you forfeit your earned vacation time. Also, with regard to vacation time, you have to take it "in advance". No one explains this odd custom to you, it is usually learned the hard way. Once learned, you will find it hard to arrange vacation time as ones with seniority have vacation time in mass and come first. Also it is made clear your absence creates a hardship. Further, while you are "vacationing", you are having hourly sales cut from your overall average. What kind of a "vacation" is that?

Constantly being pushed to open up a credit. It seem as though the customer is being viewed as a potential money maker instead of an individual who enjoys the Belk environment. When customers are being pushed for credit it makes them feel like the associates are not being sincere. Being paid based on sales Greedy sales associates who take each other sales