They do not hire the right people for managers. - Bra Fit Specialist Dillard's Employee Review

2.0
Apr 18, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Starting pay was good. Discount incentives (depending on manager) to complete sales quota you will become a certified bra fit specialist satisfaction of helping a customer

Cons

The unfortunate cons. Alright well here we go. I feel as though you can not walk into a store such as Dillard's without the associates looking a tyou thinking oh well they don't seem to have money so they will not help my sales quota. The company, or at least the managers make you feel like you need name brand everything in order to look glamorous at work. People who get moved up to department managers, shouldn't be. My time 2+ years there, I seen many people becoming managers or counter managers?(cosmetics) that should NOT have been. They lasted 3 months and quit. Those who WANTED a job as a manager stayed so long and waited so long, they ended up quitting as well. we had new training classes every week it seemed. Sales quota sometimes can not be met. which DECREASES your pay. I did meet my quota but for some in other departments it was rather rough.

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Cons

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Pros

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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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