Being such a small department, its nearly impossible to call out because then you screw someone else out of their day off or they have to work a double shift. Pay is low but better than companies like Sears, Wal-Mart. Full-time is 37.5 hours instead of 40 hours and there is NO overtime...very rare to even get the chance for overtime. Paychecks are every other Friday. The ONLY way for a promotion is to transfer to a full line Neiman Marcus store. As an associate, to make a purchase with your discount, you need to pay by cash, check or Neiman Marcus credit card ONLY!!!
LP audits are done weekly and monthly but aren't too horrible to do. Pay raises are every August no matter when your hire date is, and at least for LP, .25 cents is the max.
Associates can be annoying when they come to the window and ask for stuff (scanners, stamps, etc). Insurance is getting worse and worse each year. Annual company biometric screenings are a joke!! They're not even accurate with my "real" doctor.
To be vague, as long as your good with the LP/OPs manager, store manager, and HR manager, you'll be fine. If one or more of them hate you, your done. Drama with the sales associates is up and down and the associates themselves are a mix of people (the good, the bad, and the ugly). People (associates and a few dept. managers WILL throw you under the bus in a heartbeat for the stupidest stuff. On a side note, most of our cashiers are SLOW in ringing up their transactions, lines back-up, etc.
