if you are looking to start in management it's ok but not for anyone with retail management experience - Co-Manager Journeys Employee Review

2.0
Oct 22, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

working with a good crew of employees, good start for someone who wants to get into management but if you have management experience i'd say look elsewhere

Cons

long hours, 1 day off a week if you are lucky, practically making minimum wage as a manager unless it's a peak period where that commission adds up(other retailers pay a far higher compensation), feeling as if you are only getting paid to sell but when you are doing things like stocking/operations you miss out on sales which means you are losing money

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5.0
Mar 17, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The Discount was very good

Cons

Pay was not very good

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Journeys Response
3mo
Thank you for sharing your review! We truly appreciate your feedback!
2.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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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
1w
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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