Express reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,404 total reviews)
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Greg Scott

72% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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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4K reviews
2.0
May 21, 2010

Good place for a first job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Experience working with current and new trends. Its good for a first job if you get on your managers good side.

Cons

They show a lot of favoritism. One day you are the person they call when others don't show and the next they are bad mouthing you to the other employees. if you get in with management you just might get a free promotion for doing nothing.

4.0
Apr 13, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is so friendly and fun to work with. Pay and benefits are excellent. District managers are very accessable. Great employee discount!

Cons

Difficult to balance your personal life with the work hours. If in a management position, you work multiple nights a week, three Saturdays a month, and two Sundays a month. Your schedule changes week-to-week. It is hard to request long periods of vacation time off. Holiday time is especially stressful with earlier mornings and later nights - this makes it hard to find time to set aside for family during the holiday season, especially if they do not live close. There are no exceptions: managers MUST work the days before AND after Thanksgiving and Christmas, so forget about traveling to see your family. But that is the nature of retail. Fast burn-out.

2.0
Apr 4, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The associate discount is decent, the store has a fun atmosphere, more flexible hours than other businesses (longer operating hours at the mall), the store attracts fewer kids (read: less messes to clean up compared to stores like Aeropostale)

Cons

- pay is low - customers can be very demanding and fussy - company places too much pressure on management to perform (trickle down effect, associates have a lot of pressure passed down)

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