Don't Waste Your Time - Co-Manager Journeys Employee Review

1.0
May 24, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The shoes were nice, I guess.

Cons

I quit this job after two weeks due to horrific stress from unreasonable sales. This is retail, not a P.C. Richard and Sons. I was 5 years older than my store manager, who was only promoted because he was super good at selling and had no management experience. I thought I was going into a management role, and they expect managers to just sell at all times. Most retail stores have sales goals, but to pay you a commission based on that is ridiculous. I was told I didn't smile enough, and during the busy period, which is back to school, I worked over 100 hours in two weeks. Also, because my manager was "best buds" with his employees, there was no punishment or reporting of any bad behavior. I quit after an employee came to work visibly stoned and the manager did nothing about it to report his behavior. I don't expect a place that employs a bunch of teenagers to be "all about the rules" but there's gotta be SOME rules at least.

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Pros

Really fun atmosphere and decent discount

Cons

It can be very slow with the surge of online shopping

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Journeys Response
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Thanks for sharing your review! We always strive to create the best work environment possible and greatly appreciate your feedback!
2.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

- Diversity & inclusion throughout employees - No dress code (other than inappropriate clothing obviously and occasional Journeys t-shirts during holidays) - Paid training - Flexible schedule (at least at my store)

Cons

- Horrible corporate mentality - Only the sales leads and above work on commission even though every employee has to HARD sell - Sales goals that are unrealistic and based off of the previous year's numbers - Little to no benefit for reaching or surpassing the ridiculous sales goals - District managers and corporate employees who say you're not good at your job unless you practically beg customers to buy socks and multiple pairs of shoes even if they came in knowing exactly what they want (to the point of annoying the customer) - Verbal, then write up, then immediate termination if you don't meet or surpass EVERY single category in your MPR (monthly progress report) - District managers who demote the best managers and transfer people to other stores with no say in the matter, as well as letting certain bad managers get away with things without reporting it - lowwwww pay for what is expected of the employee

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Journeys Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. If there's anything you would like to share or discuss further, feel free to email us at journeyssocial@journeys.com.
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