Worst job I have ever had - Store Manager DSW Employee Review

1.0
Sep 20, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

They pay well and they SAY they support work life balance

Cons

Terrible communicators, salaried managers are treated terribly disrespected by district and regional teams. Don’t think about going to HR nothing will come of it.. the DM’s and RM’s are bullies and savages. The culture is the worst I have ever seen. I cannot wait to get out and wait till they drop the bomb about the holidays lol. Salaried managers work so many hours the salaries are diluted.

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Pros

The job it self is easy and not very fast pass.

Cons

Not always easy to get time off.

2.0
Jul 4, 2026
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Pros

30% Employee Discount, sometimes around the holidays they'll have an additional for employees. Sometimes you'll get along with other associates.

Cons

- Poor hours, which goes both ways, you could either get not enough or too many hours. I was pulling around 30hrs a week for the first few months when I first got hired. - No appreciation or acknowledgment if you're actually doing the work and not just focusing on looking good for the customers. - Poor management. No communication in between the superiors, none of the updates they get (as far as procedures and what not) get passed down to the employees that actually need to use that information. - You won't be able to do anything about thieves, other than make them known to managers, and attempt to watch them while juggling a thousand other things. - No room for growth unless you've gotten hired through nepotism or you're willing to lose your soul for that job. - No adequate raises. I started at 15.50$ and ended at 17.70$ and I worked there for nearly 4 years (2 months shy) putting in a ton of effort.

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