Young employees are great opportunities to build management skills - Assistant Operations Manager DSW Employee Review

4.0
May 14, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I really loved working at DSW because I was able to hire and train a variety of people who were new to the workforce. Although that can take a lot of effort, it was rewarding. DSW offers benefits to full time employees and offers fair wages to managers and assistant managers. The salaries for associates is above the minimum wages, and it is a great first job for young people. Managers are given a budget for staffing and are able to make decisions that are best for their store.

Cons

High employee turnover, very lean budget. Desire for increased employee training and improved culture, but not there yet.

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Pros

The job it self is easy and not very fast pass.

Cons

Not always easy to get time off.

2.0
Jul 4, 2026
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Pros

30% Employee Discount, sometimes around the holidays they'll have an additional for employees. Sometimes you'll get along with other associates.

Cons

- Poor hours, which goes both ways, you could either get not enough or too many hours. I was pulling around 30hrs a week for the first few months when I first got hired. - No appreciation or acknowledgment if you're actually doing the work and not just focusing on looking good for the customers. - Poor management. No communication in between the superiors, none of the updates they get (as far as procedures and what not) get passed down to the employees that actually need to use that information. - You won't be able to do anything about thieves, other than make them known to managers, and attempt to watch them while juggling a thousand other things. - No room for growth unless you've gotten hired through nepotism or you're willing to lose your soul for that job. - No adequate raises. I started at 15.50$ and ended at 17.70$ and I worked there for nearly 4 years (2 months shy) putting in a ton of effort.

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