DSW reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(4,074 total reviews)

Doug Howe

53% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

DSW has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,074 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DSW 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
2.0
Apr 10, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The 30% store discount is the only reason to work there. If you don't like shoes, you are just a wage slave.

Cons

All sales associates are part time - getting at the MOST 20 hours a week, more likely 16 hours a week. It really seems like they are just trying to get the employees to waste their measly paychecks on shoes.

5.0
Mar 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

i love working at dsw because of my management team. they are so awesome. very personable and great at communicating things within the store and always in a good mood. they are fantastic to work with! couldnt ask for a better team!

Cons

always moving. i tire easy and trying to help someone find something that they themselves dont know theyre looking for isnt the easiest thing to do 24/7 it takes patience. but thats about it!

3.0
Mar 24, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The only real pros are that you get a good discount and you get the first choice of sales items.

Cons

The cons are the managers. They put so much emphasis on sign ups and it makes the job much more stressful than it should be.

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