A good "for now" job - Sales Associate Express Employee Review

3.0
Jul 31, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

- Great associate discounts (30% off, new quarter weekends give us 45% off) - Good upbeat music - Friendly co-workers and generally friendly managers - Fashionable store, love the style - Love the creativity I can put into my work outfits - 5 hour shifts... better than other retail places with 3 or 4 hr shifts

Cons

- Pressure to meet goals to "go green" and extreme pressure for the Express Credit Card - No recognition for doing a good job, but a lot of criticism for things you do wrong - BAD HOURS. Despite the 5 hour shifts, you'll probably only work one or two days out of the week. Many associates have second jobs because of this. - Many on-call hours, which they don't even use 99% of the time. - Managers play favorites. - Bad pay and bad hours for such expensive clothes. - No discount on red tag items.

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Discount, Team, Customer Interaction, Skill Building

Cons

Pay, Inconsistent Schedule, Lack of cross-functionality.

2.0
Jul 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

*My last year working was 2020 but was not listed as an option* Decent employee discount Close proximity to where I lived

Cons

Excessive amount of pressure to get customers to sign up for the store card, despite most clientele were loyal customers whom already had a card and were a member of the rewards program Shame was a big motivational tool when I left in 2020, there was a list (full names, not employee numbers) of those whom had underperformed when it came to getting customers to sign up for a credit card that was fully visible in the back room to anybody whom went back there. Many times, hours were distributed to those whom were able to get the most credit card sign-ups instead of those with better availability, or significant skills in other aspects of being a stylist or salesperson such as product knowledge, or people skills.

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