Horrible company - Manager JoS. A. Bank Employee Review

1.0
Sep 10, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Good place to network

Cons

Absolutely impossible to use vacation time. The expectations on what you should be able to accomplish vs how many payroll hours the store is given to use is laughable. Doesn't pay out unused vacation time upon departure anymore. Since it's almost impossible to use, it's basically stealing from employees. Upper management has absolutely no clue or care about the challenges we face at the store level. Forced to work when by my doctor said I couldn't work. It's impossible to find good employees because of the well known issues within the company. They close locations with very little notice given to the employees. That's a process that requires a lot of planning. I will never be convinced that more than 2 week notice couldn't be given to the staff so they can find a new job.

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Cons

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Pros

Decent company that is ahead of the game in many aspects of the retail world: Constant training for all types of job skills, high profitability for a brick and mortar retail chain, and focus on diversity and making sure the right people are in the job, simplified and standardized visual standards for the whole company.

Cons

-“Pay scales” make it so more tenured employees could be making up to several dollars per hour less than new and untrained employees. The solution to this is “don’t talk about pay”. You can make more by being fired and re-hired than getting a raise. -Upper Management has become nothing but micromanaging. Many tasks of local management is pointless busy-work. -Store Leaders have zero say in random merchandising choices, leading to useless and unpopular products that do not sell because buying teams for Jos A Bank need to be fired. -Declining quality of products accompanied with increase in price that is noticeable to customers. -Zero advertising to new customers. -Brand is considered secondary to the primary brand of the parent company, Men’s Wearhouse, so remodels, new fixtures, etc are not prioritized for the Jos A Bank brand.

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