Belk reviews

3.1

41% would recommend to a friend

(3,873 total reviews)

Don Hendricks

45% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Belk has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,873 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
4.0
Feb 28, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Meeting different people every day (customers); Learning about different products; Helping customers with their purchases; Belk offers a lot of support behind-the-scenes to its employees; fair pay.

Cons

Sometimes don't feel appreciated by management; Buyers continue buying items that don't sell, while inventory of popular products is consistently low.

2.0
Jun 21, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Highest paying retail job. Paid time off, with a catch. Paid sick leave, with a catch. Most of our ASM's (area sales manager) are understanding and educated about their jobs.

Cons

Your pay can be cut if you do not make your sales goal, even if you're a penny short. Paid time off is treated like you are still on the clock, you're averaging $0 sales days. Paid sick leave is treated like you are still on the clock, you're averaging $0 sales days. Some ASM's are under trained and educated about their jobs. Too many responsibilities placed on ASMs, they are run ragged. Sales associates are expected to get 1 credit card application for every 20 hours worked, this can be hard at times. Sales associates have way too many responsibilities, cleaning, stock, merchandising, inventory. All above responsibilities have to be completed by sales staff and hours worked count towards your sales goal, even though you are helping the store, you're averaging $0 a hour (risk of pay cut) Example: our store is in remodel right now, sales staff is asked to come in before store opens to help, but we are still placed on "selling hours," and run the risk of loosing our pay rate. Horrible lack of communication. Sometimes, horrible lack of training on all levels. Horrible lack of organization.

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