Is Express a good company to work for?

Express has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 4,507 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 5% over the last 12 months. 61% 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?

61% 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 260 reviews)); "Great coworkers and a decent starter job" ((in 186 reviews)); "Easy and flexible scheduling" ((in 87 reviews)); "good work environment and friendly" ((in 83 reviews)); "The benefits are great if you can by chance move up with the company though." ((in 81 reviews))

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

"low pay and sometimes i would not be put on the schedule when i wanted to be scheduled" ((in 540 reviews)); "Management was poor and irresponsible" ((in 265 reviews)); "Some of the downsides is sometimes the managers don't talk to eachother when someone can't come in" ((in 198 reviews)); "long hours and no appreciation" ((in 177 reviews)); "No work life balance since it's retail" ((in 76 reviews))

What are employees saying about Express layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Express layoffs and their outlook for job security at Express in 2026.

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

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,404 total reviews)

Greg Scott

72% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

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 3.6 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

4.0

Jun 11, 2009

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company recognition, career advancement opportunities. There is alot of tenured managers, providing a wealth of knowledge and feed back.

Cons

Recent upper management turn over. Last minute store/company visual changes. Gossip and proffessionalism an off and on problem w/in the company.

2.0

May 19, 2009

Great place to build a wardrobe and learn about inefficiencies of a business.

Back room associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Express is a great place to work during college and they give you a great discount on clothes for employees. It's a good job to have when you're looking to build a wardrobe for cheap while making money at the same time. If you are good at getting credit cards from customers you are praised and have a lot of leeway with management. Also, it is fun to keep up on fashion trends while at work and it forces you to buy the clothes that will keep you looking sharp for whatever events you may be attending in the future.

Cons

Some days are hard when you realize that you're not making much, and you get the crappy parts of the job. It is very detailed oriented... a lot of repetition. Folding clothes--refolding when customers mess up the piles. Also, it's hard not to spend your paycheck when working.

1.0

May 12, 2009

dishonest company!

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

if u want to meet new people and learn about sales thats about it

Cons

horrible managers they treat people like crap specially the managers in the express at prudential center in boston they hired 150 associates before their grand opening all the associates helped build the store using tools that only construction workers use and then when the store finally opened all the associates were given just 4 hours a week to work and then all of asudden a huge mass of them got fired. theres only like 25 associates left who still work only one day. thats just wrong in many ways and the manager disrespect you a lot. they talk behind your back and they behave nicely when they feel like it. they they force ust to oversell and we get nothing back!!!

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