TOXIC. DEMEANING & HARRASSING. FOUL LANGUAGE - Retail Sales Associate Dillard's Employee Review

1.0
Oct 22, 2024
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Pros

None... don't bother, Yes, REALLY

Cons

I was told by a manager the first day I started at Dillard's don't bother staying nobody does they broke my spirit on my first day and they will break yours! I thought what??? Management is used to an abusive culture full of toxicity trashing bashing and threatening you and your job. They do not believe in advertising yet they expect you to advertise for them as well for free. The employees are harassing and abusive towards each other I literally experienced two employees right near the front entrance yelling the whole store could hear them screaming and cussing at each other not only were they not fired they weren't even sent home they stayed around without any repercussion to make everybody miserable. During my less than 1 year at Dillard's I saw no less than 20 people walk in and within a month they literally walk out it's that bad.. HR the stores don't have one and they block the information for you to be able to get in touch with HR this company really, they really do not care about their employees

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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
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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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