Is Express a good company to work for?

Express has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 4,508 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 5% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Express to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Express have been left by employees working as Part Time Sales Lead , Sales Leader and Stylist .

Does Express pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Express employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Express. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Express?

60% of Express employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Express 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Express?

Sales Associate (1432) , Retail Sales Associate (215) , Sales Lead (163) , Store Manager (144) , Co-Manager (94) , Express Sales Associate (74) , Sales Leader (51) , Sales Associate/Cashier (47) , Assistant Manager (46) , Associate (46) , Stylist (46) , Manager (36) , Full Time Sales Lead (35) , Store Associate (31) , Brand Co-Manager (30)

What are the pros of working at Express according to real employee reviews?

"The discount that you receive is great and I love the people that I work with." ((in 257 reviews)); "Great coworkers and a decent starter job" ((in 181 reviews)); "Easy and flexible scheduling" ((in 81 reviews)); "The benefits are great if you can by chance move up with the company though." ((in 80 reviews)); "Great team and a fun environment" ((in 67 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Express according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low and felt like I was doing too much for being paid too little" ((in 525 reviews)); "Management was poor and irresponsible" ((in 280 reviews)); "Some of the downsides is sometimes the managers don't talk to eachother when someone can't come in" ((in 202 reviews)); "long hours and no appreciation" ((in 181 reviews)); "The only thing that I disliked about working at express is the minimum wage, we work very diligently with the costumers and preform the best service, but get paid so little." ((in 75 reviews))

What are employees saying about Express layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed Express locations?

Columbus , New York , Chicago , Miami , Los Angeles , Houston , Dallas , Atlanta , Orlando , San Diego , Las Vegas , San Francisco , Pittsburgh , Denver , Tampa , Boston , San Antonio , Paramus , Austin , Philadelphia , Saint Louis , Schaumburg , Bridgewater , Jersey City , Brooklyn , Charlotte , Jacksonville , Troy , Raleigh , Pembroke Pines

Express reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(4,404 total reviews)

Greg Scott

72% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Compensation and benefits

Express has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,404 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Express employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Apr 25, 2011

Ambitious company, but overstaffed, very little hours, and absolutely no room for growth.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A general sense of respect and being heard (Though it's mostly hearing one out, with no actual work to a solution done.) A decent employe discount. Certain accomplishments and good work are well recognized. A friendly work environment Equally, for the most party, laid back and friendly costumers

Cons

Extremely part-time scheduling. Lots of "On-Call" shifts and shifts that are cut at times without notice. Get ready for a few 3hour long shifts in a week only. Credit is pushed for a lot, and at times scheduling is purely based on credit, regardless of work performance. Some elements of the job are a bit too much for the pay. i.e. certain floor set tasks and time demands. Absolutely little, to no room for advancement. A very set and strict dress code.

4.0

Apr 20, 2011

Great atmosphere and fun team

P/t sales leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management is understanding and enthusiastic Sales Team is fun and optimistic Many loyal customers Coupons drive traffic Great brand image Targets younger and older markets

Cons

Push associates to open credit cards Associate's shifts are based upon if they open cards Customers get agitated with inconsistent coupon policies When you get promoted, the raises are not great

3.0

Apr 10, 2011

Average Retail Job

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Retail Experience Customer Service Experience Coworkers were fun and took pride in the Express brand Hard work received recognition Competitive, but also collaborative

Cons

Good performance was acknowledged, but did not always lead to promotions/ pay increases over time. Encouraged to push Express Credit Cards way too aggressively. It often offended customers.

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