Good for a retail job, which isn't saying much. - Sales Associate J. Crew Employee Review

2.0
Mar 18, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Smart, friendly and personable people made coming to work enjoyable. Managers approachable, willing to listen and recognize hard work (verbally - not with actual commission despite expectation to meet sales goals). I genuinely liked most of my managers and am aware that they don't make the rules rather than enforce them.

Cons

As if on-call shifts aren't bad enough, it is absurd to cancel a regular scheduled shift less than two hours before it starts, especially considering I was only worth $9/hr as an employee. They were more willing to inconvenience me after I cleared my day for them with no compensation than pay me the price of an average shirt for my scheduled shift. At the worst, I got dressed to go into work and had a manager call me 30 minutes before my shift started to ask if I had left home yet and tell me not to come in. That is outrageous. As someone with a college degree (and yes, they do expect to hire educated people) who worked there part-time to make some cash while looking for full-time jobs, I found the pay and treatment insulting. But regardless of my college degree they should not treat anyone this way.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good time-off package. Holiday week off for office employees. Historically respected work-life balance and flexible working. Good employee discount and maternity leave.

Cons

C-suite pushing a mandatory 3 days in-office after 5+ years of boasting flexibility as a cornerstone of their employee benefits package. Lack of clear and thoughtful communication of this new policy was frustrating and disheartening as an employee. Leadership, starting with the CEO, is at an all-time low of the last 6 years of working in their corporate office. Horrifying to see how poorly initiatives are getting rolled out, likely getting pushed down from board of directors. Would anticipate a rough transition into the company if you choose to take a role replacing the dozens of employees possibly being forced to leave the company due to RTO.

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