Worst examples of leadership I have ever seen in my life. - Assistant Store Manager Tillys Employee Review

1.0
Jul 21, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Worked at Tillys for over a year. I honestly can't think of any that I had experienced in my time there.

Cons

They treat their employees like garbage. Everyone talks behind everyone's backs. Managers and District managers don't care how their employees feel when they come to work. All they care about is the money, not how their employees on the front line making the sales feel. I will continue to advise everyone I come in contact with to NEVER work for this company. You will loose you're sense of creativity and freedom in return for a small check and a feeling and demeaning self esteem. Not worth it.

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Pros

Lovely work environment, great staff

Cons

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3.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

- Enjoyed working with teens/young adults and building them up into the workforce/ teaching them responsibilities -Policies were awesome, but not always backed by upper management - Always pushing you to be better

Cons

- Upper management did not have equal expectations of stores/ lacked clear communication -PAY, they will pay someone who is hired external far more then they ever will an internal. Doesn’t matter how long you’re there. I was trained from a seasonal, all the way up and made far less than newer peers. They do not see as much value in internals which is so unfortunate for them. Did my 8 years and have a lot of resentment over this.

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