Neiman Marcus reviews

The corporate facilities at NMO and NMD are exactly the opposite of what you would expect. Instead of being glamorous and trendy they are crowded, visually unappealing and worst of all, dirty. The day I started, my desk was covered with dust and food/drink stains, the keyboard had spots all over it and the back of my chair was coated in long, blond hairs. The workday of the job you are hired for is entirely dependent on your manager and your department. Business hours are officially 9am-6pm, but due to budget cutbacks several departments are required to work 10-hour days at least twice a week. The main point of contention caused is that they take every possible step to declare all salaried employees 'exempt' according to the Fair Labor Standards Act, despite the fact that many of the positions do not meet the criteria. The environment can be very cutthroat, also depending on your department. I witnessed a significant amount of unprofessional, even childish, behavior between members of the same team to the point that the general feeling around the office is that you are in some sort of soap opera (if a soap opera were ever staged in a dingy, poorly-lit cube farm). On the whole, I do not recommend working for Neiman Marcus if you can possibly help it.

Relationship between management and employees is minimal. Management plays favorites with employees. It’s very hard to receive commission with the arrears system. If you have clients that purchase on a weekly basis it’s great but if you don’t get ready for daily reminders of unattainable goals. To be successful at NM you really have to be engaged in the community with events and to be apart of the society is a must.