Not for Everybody - Sales Associate DSW Employee Review

1.0
Apr 29, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

DSW, not a lot of stress to begin with. It was very chill for the most part. If you are student, they gave you great flexibility about your availability, which made it quite easy to squeeze work times when you were off from school. Furthermore, you do not need to be in the beach to see gorgeous people because DSW is a magnet for gorgeous people.

Cons

Each shift will most likely be 4 hours, and if you were lucky, you get 6 hours but for the most part, it was 4 hours a shift. Each week, you will average around 16 hours if all is well, but if not, then you might be just 4 to 8 hours a week. If you don't go to school, being a full time associate for DSW is not advisable. Furthermore, there was alot of favoritism in this company. The favorites would get great hours. If you were a favorite, you will most likely get about 22 to 32 hours and work in the mornings or mid-shift, which would give you ample time to bond with your managers because the store will be slow on those hours. If you are not a favorite, you will most likely get the closing shift with 4 to 8 hours a week work schedule. DSW work should just be considered as a supplemental employment, meaning it would be great to have it as a second or third job but never a main one.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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