- Very low pay for a new college grad
- Because Dillards does not have an HR department, you as a manager are responsible for HR as well as you department.
- Work most weekends, alot of night shifts, and many times you are expected to come in on your days off.
- You are expected to be mobile. This is a big deal to dillards. I have witnessed many demotions of sales managers back to associates because they didn't want to move to another location, state, exc.
-motivating sales associates is very difficult. Associates are expected to sell a certain amount per hour regardless of economic conditions or anything else. If they do not maintain this amount they will receive a pay cut and or termination. Because of this, associates often neglect cleaning the department because they are focused on sales. Resentment brews between associates who actually work and those who only sell. It is impossible to control as a manager. You are forced to "drink the kool aid" and enforce company policies even though it is clearly wrong.
-Many Dillards do not have security due to many lawsuits that hired cops went through in the past. Because of this managers are the security. We are expected to stop shoplifters and take back our merchandise. If we do not we face a loss of inventory which we are personally held accountable for.
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