Had high hopes. Set up store, got 3 hours in ONE MONTH. - Sales Associate Tillys Employee Review

1.0
Sep 22, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Really down to earth people, and the culture is great.

Cons

I was among 30 or so people that got hired and were told we would get hours. They have only 10 different people working the store every time I have visited, and I've gotten 3 hours in a month. I'm very disheartened at this because I thought it was gonna be a really fun job. Seniority is used a lot here.

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Pros

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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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