Would not recommend a management position. - Store Manager Express Employee Review

2.0
Jun 12, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The company really believes in the customer experience. It also has a training program that was created with the best of intentions. Company values are evident in the culture of the environment.

Cons

The expectations are completely unrealistic, regardless of the sales volume of the store. Payroll is tight in any retail company, but Express strives to cram so much into any given day that nothing is completed 100%, and the customer experience suffers. Also, Express is one of the lowest paying retailers as far as part-time associates. I was embarrassed to make job offers to potential associates because I knew that competitors were offering as much as +$1/hour in starting pay compared to this company.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

Could manage the business as I saw fit as through the lens of a business owner

Cons

Training was minimal and in a location very different than my future store. Staff I inherited was horrible and leadership was not transparent about the status of the store in regards to profitability and issues within the store or company for that matter. Company declared bankruptcy about 5 months after I started and closed my location. Not a great experience.

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