Pros
Journeys has an awesome vibe atmosphere to work in. The employees are very down to earth and laid back. Promotions come frequently and you get a great 40% discount in the entire store! Working hours are flexible and high school / college friendly. You obtain and learn good salesmanship ethic. It is a decent first job to have if you have no experience or if you're in school. Journeys will give you a fair amount of experience and knowledge.
Cons
There are a lot of problems with the way Journeys is ran and managed, from store operations to payroll. I've been working at Journeys for a year and a half and still making minimum wage with no incentive for a raise. Journeys does not believe in raises, they believe in promotions. The stock room consistently gets in utter chaos and backed. Management always wants you to focus on hitting your sales goals and SOP's (Standards of Performance) less time is focused in the stockroom. Meanwhile they expect you to hit you're SOP's, Goals, and maintain the stockroom and then you get written up if you don't. As far as Co management you have no work life balance and you make a base pay of $125 -$180 per week and 4% commission CO MANAGERS NOR MANAGERS DO NOT GET PAID HOURLY. Managers work 45+ hours a week and depending how busy the retail season is Managers can work up to 60+ hours a week (NO LIFE!) If you're the only manager in the store then be prepared to have no days off until you find an assistant. Some managers haven't had days off in months. There's a very high turn in turn out rate in Journeys. Lots of employees start to loose incentive to work for the company. Journeys does not value education at all. Just because you have a BAA or Masters means nothing. You payed the same as a high school dropout regardless of education or not. If you get to corporate then maybe some education applies.
