I've been working at Tilly's for about 7 months now. - Sales Associate Tillys Employee Review

3.0
Oct 22, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good starter job, friendly and often reasonable store management, easy job for the most part. Fast paced environment that teaches you how to work with multiple people at one time, strong values around customer service. Employee discount that extends to immediate family.

Cons

There is little room to move up with this company, so there isn't a lot of room for growth. Stores are jam packed with merchandise that could have great potential for visuals, but the floor sets are poor and messy. Scheduling was always hectic; constant changes made at the last minute. Micromanaging is a problem, everyone constantly has different ways of doing things and are rarely open to different possibility. Corporate/higher management also seems messy and unorganized, only cares about certain aspects in the store and doesn't really do much to fix anything. The stores seem to barely hold on by themselves, then upper manager comes by and the stores act like they have their act together for their visits.

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5.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lovely work environment, great staff

Cons

Busy back to school season, although that's entirely to be expected. Never had a bad experience

3.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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