Fun at the surface, but all the work that needs to be done is majorly overwhelming and downright stressful. - Anonymous employee Tillys Employee Review

3.0
Dec 7, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I appreciate the open door policy with my supervisors - managers, DMs, DVMs...even towards our RLPM and Regional Director.

Cons

The workload/shipment hours are not enough to get all the daily requirements done in a timely manner -- especially during peak seasons. We should have open payroll during these times. And our employee discount is hardly a discount at all; 20% is not something to be excited about. It even discourages to buy from our own store and waiting for the 40% discount (with a limit) is not worth it.

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Pros

Lovely work environment, great staff

Cons

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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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