Full time, more like slavery - Co-Manager Journeys Employee Review

2.0
Aug 1, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I've heard there's better times of the year than others with pay, and I works with some pretty cool people. Associates are hourly

Cons

Everything else, mostly pay and hours. Minimum management has to work 45 hours. When I was there my store was understaffed only having me and one other co working there. This meant if we wanted to have our 1 day off a week the other manager would have to work an open to close. 9am-10pm no break. Not that you would want to break when your paycheck majority comes from selling and the 4% commission you make. Sell $100 pair of shoes= $4 in your paycheck. $50=$2 in your pocket. Don't even get me started on SOPs I work retail so I get adding on but some people get pissed when they ask for 1 shoe and you come out with 4 plus socks and accessories. There's a certain percentage all of these need to be at selling. No work/life balance because of hours, and high turnover rate. Needless to say I didn't last long at all and neither does a lot of other management

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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
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
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