Severely Overworked and Severely Underpaid - Sales Associate JoS. A. Bank Employee Review

-Pay is good for a high-school student, but certainly not someone with bills to pay. Unless you work in a big downtown store, you more than likely won't make commissions. -Deep discounts get people in the door, but won't help you make commissions. Constant sales are hard to keep track of and cheapen the product. -Outrageous hours during holiday season. Managers don't seem to have much concern for employee exhaustion. Many retail outlets offer employees one weekend off per month; associates never get a Saturday off unless it was a mistake or requested weeks in advance. -Aside from the occasional employee sale, the regular sale is almost always better than the employee discount. They always stress that employees should wear their product, but refuse to give a deeper discount, even though the regular prices are marked up ungodly amounts. -Technology is extremely dated. I've never worked for a company that relied so much on a fax machine, especially in a world with e-mail . -Horrible music gets stuck in your head on days off. You would figure at a high end clothier, they would play light jazz or something classy; instead it's horrible covers of modern songs and jungle/porno music.