Not good if you're ambitious and want more for your future - Sales Associate Dillard's Employee Review

3.0
Apr 16, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

It's a job that could be a jump-off point for sales or learning

Cons

No autonomy in your work. You work hard but it's never enough. You may make the top 10 list once every week it's just a list, and does not equate to any quantifiable bonus. The company has a revolving door of employees and their system of business is very lean. They are always in the saving money mode and try to squeeze as much as they can from the employees. Their main goal is making goals and sales. You could be excellent with customers with a stellar reputation but will reduce your pay if you don't make your sales goal. Customer service is not valued or quantifiable. They will give their employees the bare minimum. There are no perks or incentives to sell. Although you are told in the training that they want you to give the "5-star" treatment and sell across different departments, the work culture there is not conducive to it. No one supports that at all. There is a high tolerance for mistreatment by fellow co-workers and managers. I was present during a stressful time of one of the mall shootings. And instead of management or corporate saying you can go home or take some time or have some type of reach out to the employees. They opened back up and wanted everyone to be like business a assual. Work-life balance does not exist there.

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5.0
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Pros

Great customer relationship opportunity and good pay

Cons

Long and inconsistent work hours

2.0
Jul 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I gained good customer service and problem solving experience while working here. You learn how to multitask under pressure. I also gained experience gift wrapping(I found out I enjoy this part of the job a lot), shipping orders, and overall in store functions. I met many supportive and enjoyable coworkers while working here as well as memorable customers.

Cons

The main Cons of working here were: -Chronic understaffing -Too many responsibilities expected from one associate -Feeling unsupported by main management - Hard work and extra effort often goes unrecognized - High stress due to unrealistic workload expectations - Limited opportunities for actual feedback to management to actually improve

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