J. Crew reviews

Schedules are not structured and even though you may work until closing, sometimes the store is not recovered on time, the markdowns are not finished or there is cleaning to do and associates have to stay till later than 9 in some cases. During the break there are no accommodations for associates ( in the break room) such as enough seating, enough space int he fridge to keep our lunch or dinner and anything to do after those hard working hours with customers. Also, the pay does not compensate all the heavy duty work to be done in the store.

I completely believe that J.Crew is a great place to work in other places other than Ontario. But there are large pieces to the people puzzle missing, or darn-right wrong, when it comes to J.Crew Canada. They company itself has paid large sums of money: flights, training documents and hours of training to instill a "people first", "creative" and "inspirational" management within stores. But there is absolutely no one holding these managers accountable to ensuring that the training lives within the stores. Unless you're doing it for the money or the power, there is no incentive to stay in the company as a manager. You can learn things, but there is no development. And a company that doesn't know the difference between learning and development cannot be successful in building a successful international business within Canada.