Macy's reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(31,063 total reviews)
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61% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Macy's has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 31,063 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Macy's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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31K reviews
3.0
Jun 7, 2014

Minimum wage is not enough.

Recommend
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Pros

Flexible scheduling, really no reason to ever have to call out. Nice incentives for Rewards recruiting, such as Macys money. In my personal experience, I encountered a number of friendly people and wonderful co-workers. Also, there are a few really good managers.

Cons

The store I worked for was grossly understaffed. You have to jump through too many hoops for the employee discount, including having to sign up for Macy's credit card. In my personal experience, I encountered a few people in managerial positions who seemed to be unhappy with their lot in life and took it out on their employees. On two occasions, I had to explain to one of my managers that while- as an employee- I would preform whatever tasks he asked of me, I would not tolerate being spoken to in a disrespectful manner. He responded, "Go tell someone who cares." Completely childish. The higher-ups are no better. When I complained to someone I thought would care, I was told that I was only allowed to complain if I hadn't done anything wrong. Being as I was fairly new to working retail, I was bound to make mistakes and according to the store manager, I was therefore deserving of the degradation my supervisor desired to dish out. That non-sensible notion in mind, I put in my two weeks notice and sought employment that did not support that same lack of professionalism.

5.0
Jun 12, 2019

Great work atmosphere.

Recommend
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Pros

Great place to work, They care about their employee a lot, very friendly ambiance. Great perks.

Cons

Physically tiring sometimes. Pay could be a little higher for the amount of work.

2.0
Mar 27, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

They are relatively flexible if you need time off for an appointment or to work from home for a day. The pay is reasonable and the office is relatively nice. Having a walking trail and small gym are nice perks. Vacation time scales upwards with time on job.

Cons

Often treated poorly by management. Completely unrealistic goals set by management by statements such as "Size this project, the project is due on X date" - before the sizing was ever done. Employees are intentionally kept in the dark about how projects and applications work together. Fear of lay offs. Long hours with no compensation while being asked for hourly updates. Poor communication and conflicting interests between FOBs. Environment is becoming less diverse over time, particularly in management. People are shared between many projects at once, often your allotment is well over 100%. System of promoting employees bottlenecks relatively low and if your manager prefers it to be so, you will never get promoted or be able to move to a different manager.

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