Buying/Product Assistant at Macys - Associate Merchandiser Macy's Employee Review

4.0
Feb 11, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are many opportunities and career paths that Macy's offers. For entry level applicants, it is great as they offer one of the best training programs in the industry, and promotions happen regularly. You get exposed to all facets of a large corporation and are able to shape your career based on your interests, from private label product teams, buying, marketing, human resources, and design. Management is very educated and driven and pushes their employees. It is a great place to learn and start a career and figure out your professional strengths and weaknesses. Motivated indivuals are recognized by management and given more responsibility accordingly.

Cons

It is very corporate in nature, and comes with the many beuracracies involved. It can be easy to get "lost in the sauce" and pigeon holed into a career path if you aren't firm in your wants. It is also ran so differently by departments, so initial entry level placement may dictate your promotion time frame.

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Pros

you get ok pto even as a part timer, not physically demanding, good A/C and heating depending on the weather.

Cons

very low pay compared to other businesses, you only get a 40 cent raise every year. same playlist consisting of 15 songs on repeat and it drives you crazy as time goes on. very inconsistent hours they rarely give morning shifts, you only get the more undesirable shifts like closing which ends at 9:30pm. the sales goals will be exceeded and they hours will still be cut especially around the holiday season. numerous amounts of time where i am left alone at the register on a busy day with no backup and still expected to clean fitting rooms and recover the floor with no help. overall no room for growth, started when i was 18 and am now 20 and have not even been considered or offered a higher position, 2 tiny raises is all i got. i overall feel like my position is bottom of the barrel compared to asset protection, jewelry department, and fragrance sales because they get paid better and make commission while doing less easier work. would not recommend and if you do end up working at a Macys use the experience you have and never stop applying to jobs because there really is no growth here.

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Macy's Response
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Thank you for your honest feedback as our Sales Associate. If you are open to it and would like to discuss further, please feel free to send us a private message on https://www.facebook.com/Macys/ or https://www.instagram.com/macys/, and include your name, phone number, email address, and store location so we can connect with you directly! Thank you.
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