Great benefits, but it's a dying wage... - Receptionist, Beauty Salon Navy Exchange Employee Review

2.0
May 16, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The Navy Exchange offers great benefits, a retirement plan, and is willing to work around scheduling issues (I was also in school at the time) in order to keep employees.

Cons

You're treated like a thief from the start. All employees have to use clear bags to carry things on the sales floor. While they offer benefits, they come at a cost (about $100 every paycheck for basic coverage). The Navy Exchange is run like the military--branches and hierarchies, neither of which talk to one another, which means that you get stuck in the branch that you entered. The turnover rates for employees are very high.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Apr 2, 2026
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Pros

- Job itself is quite easy - Don't have to deal with full public - Health benefits are nice - Get access to tax free product. - Very generous time off/sick time compared to other companies

Cons

- Management can be difficult to work with and seems inexperience in the technology that the workers are using to do their jobs. - registers, scanner guns, payroll software, store technology in general feels very outdated by todays standers and make it difficult to do my job. -Taking time off is difficult because of how poor management is with operating payroll software. - Hardly any training for new staff. - People that need to be fired aren't let go, but people that do a good job leave because management doesn't do anything about it except file a report. - Constant rotating staff that seems to be never questioned why they're leaving. - Pay is insulting compared to other companies.

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