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Payless ShoeSource

Is this your company?

Expect less. Payless. - Assistant Store Manager Payless ShoeSource Employee Review

2.0
Aug 19, 2010
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Pros

If you can find a manager AND district manager that isn't incompetent or under qualified for the job (as most of them are) then you'll probably enjoy working with them. Discount is decent - 30% off with 1 pair of shoes 50% off a month. Occasionally there will be a week where the discount is 40% off. It's a decent part-time job.

Cons

The pay is unreasonably low, it will seem like a lot to those who don't have much work experience but it's peanuts. Promotions are rare and deemed unnecessary due to store volumes. Also the company does NOT opt to promote within the company. New Managers tend to be under qualified - you will work under someone who has less retail experience than you. District managers tend to threaten the managers which leads to managers threatening employees. They're also implementing extra useless merchandise that has no business being sold at a discount shoe store. I don't expect the company to do well for much longer.

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