Fun environment but exhausting - Brand Co-Manager Express Employee Review

4.0
Apr 13, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Everyone is so friendly and fun to work with. Pay and benefits are excellent. District managers are very accessable. Great employee discount!

Cons

Difficult to balance your personal life with the work hours. If in a management position, you work multiple nights a week, three Saturdays a month, and two Sundays a month. Your schedule changes week-to-week. It is hard to request long periods of vacation time off. Holiday time is especially stressful with earlier mornings and later nights - this makes it hard to find time to set aside for family during the holiday season, especially if they do not live close. There are no exceptions: managers MUST work the days before AND after Thanksgiving and Christmas, so forget about traveling to see your family. But that is the nature of retail. Fast burn-out.

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5.0
Mar 9, 2026
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Pros

Staff very kind and processes modern and efficient!

Cons

Return policy often upsets clients.

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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