Unprofessional business practices here - Sales Associate Dillard's Employee Review

2.0
Mar 31, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The discount is good, benefits are ok....the overall day isn't a hard one. Sales drive business.

Cons

The quota is unrealistic. And employees are forced to fight over sales, like sharks over a fish. The ASM's are understanding, but they would rather save their skins by hounding you to get people to sign up for credits and selling. While working here, I quickly learned that upper management could care less about you or your personal life. And the general manager can't keep anything confidential worth his life. If you tell him about a problem with an another associate for an example, he will share your concerns about that person with them. Making it harder to keep work relationships stable. Also the general manager like to tell people if he lost credibility in them.

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Pros

Great payment benefits and flexible schedules

Cons

long-standing hours and sometimes overnight work or very early mornings for inventory

1.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

Only pro is that you can expect there won't be any. So, transparency.

Cons

Annual raises for salaried employees are minimal, often only 100–500 dollars per year, regardless of performance or inflation. Salaried roles are consistently compensated below industry standards for comparable positions. Management routinely solicits employee input and feedback, then consistently ignores it, making requests for opinions feel performative rather than genuine. Excessive favoritism is openly displayed, accompanied by constant gossip, drama, and office politics that undermine professionalism and team cohesion. Leadership culture normalizes poor treatment by implying that if everyone is miserable together, the situation is acceptable. The company shows little concern for employee health and safety, pressuring staff to work in unsafe conditions because “it was done before.” Employees who raise workplace health concerns or request alternate work arrangements for health reasons are consistently penalized rather than supported, effectively forcing them to choose between their health and their job. The building was shot at, and management waited several hours to inform employees and refused to let anyone go home, demonstrating a disregard for basic safety and crisis response expectations. Any non-vacation time off, including sick time, medical appointments, and other approved leave, can be held against employees and negatively affect promotions, raises, and recognition. Promotions and raises are often denied based on incomplete or misleading assessments of performance, while significant individual contributions and permanent fixes to long-standing issues go unrecognized. External or third-party training and professional development are not supported and, in some cases, are actively discouraged. Execs are only concerned about profits and never employee well being, morale, or happiness.

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