Is J. Crew a good company to work for as a Visual Associate?

Visual Associate professionals working at J. Crew have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 70 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of J. Crew employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Visual Associate Jobs at J. Crew now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Visual Associate interview questions at J. Crew .

Does J. Crew pay Visual Associate employees well?

Visual Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at J. Crew with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 70 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Visual Associate salaries at J. Crew.

What are the top reviewed jobs at J. Crew?

Sales Associate (1184) , Stylist (208) , Retail Sales Associate (162) , Assistant Manager (155) , Part Time Sales Associate (82) , Store Director (60) , Sales Support (58) , Seasonal Sales Associate (42) , Associate Manager (40) , Sales Associate - Stylist (38) , Customer Service Representative (37) , Sales Support Associate (35) , Sales (33) , Visual Associate (32) , Visual Merchandiser (31)

What are the pros of working at J. Crew according to real employee reviews?

"workers were all great people to work with and made working on the sales floor fun and easy." ((in 314 reviews)); "Flexible hours and on site training" ((in 183 reviews)); "Benefits are great for full time and of course the discount is an added plus." ((in 172 reviews)); "Managers were great and social." ((in 161 reviews)); "great team and flexible as a student" ((in 85 reviews))

What are the cons of working at J. Crew according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and you end up spending your check on their clothes because of the great discount." ((in 231 reviews)); "There are times when direction is poor and management does not step up to lead the team in an organized manner." ((in 223 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 64 reviews)); "No commission; hours are based on how you much you sell" ((in 47 reviews)); "Poor communication from store mgmt to staff." ((in 21 reviews))

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J. Crew Visual Associate reviews

4.3

83% would recommend to a friend

(70 total reviews)

Libby Wadle

77% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.8

Diversity & inclusion

4.7

Culture & values

4.4

Senior management

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

Visual Associate employees have rated J. Crew with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 70 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Visual Associate professionals have an excellent working experience there. J. Crew is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Visual Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.9 stars).

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70 reviews

3.0

May 28, 2014

The people are great, the work expectations are not.

Visual merchandiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people you work with are the kind of people you want to hang out with outside of work as well. Everyone is friendly, except the customers. You feel like part of a family.

Cons

The work expectations are above and beyond, especially for merchandisers. Your hours are either early mornings (like 5am) or they are later in the evening, but either way, it is never enough time to get everything expected of you completed. The corporate management has communication issues, and can never decide on what they like, so it is difficult to know the correct way to do anything.

5.0

May 7, 2014

I was very fulfilled with the line of work that I did at J Crew.

Visual merchandiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The training for new hires was excellent. Senior management was very accommodating and personable.

Cons

A few business partners could be a challenge to work with.

2.0

Apr 23, 2014

Too much work, not enough time.

Visual merchandiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The discounts are amazing. Twice yearly employees receive 75% off of all sale merchandise, online and in store. The benefits packages are nothing to be scoffed at either. Long before most companies implemented same sex partner benefits, J. Crew was ahead of the game by ensuring that (as long as you could prove that you were a couple via financial documents) you and your partner received awesome benefits.

Cons

Almost zero work-life balance. As management, you were expected to come in early (7am) on your days off for meetings. The opportunity for creativity in the store environment is non-existent, even as the visual merchant, I got little say in what I was allowed to do. The amount of work was always more than could be tackled in a 40 hour work week but if you went over on hours, you would receive disciplinary action by the management. The schedules are inconsistent, lots of close/open shifts which make it hard to prepare for the next day. Huge communication gap between upper management and lower management.

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