Career killer. - Merchandiser Macy's Employee Review

1.0
Aug 12, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

They are desperate to hire anyone. So its relatively easy to get a job there. Great for Seasonal or Part time work.

Cons

Everything is a Con. Low, Low, low Pay. Horrible benefits, more discounts for the Customers than Employees. Lowbrow Customers, not enough realistic incentives (Sales Managers hand out single pieces of Starburst Candy for opening up Credit Cards LOL) No Training, most of Selling staff are under Educated and Sloppy. No Development whatsoever, managers are just moved around from Department to department, not gaining any Skills or Specialty. Possibly the lowest Standards in Retail...even lower than Marshalls. Cant find Merchandise due to over saturation of goods, little to no recovery and nonexistent Merchandising Standards. No other Prominent Retailer will hire you if Macys is on your resume. No one. Expect 15-20cent Raises across the board, even if you are the best at what you do. They will just expect you to work harder and pick up the slack of the multitude of incompetent mangers and Associates. No Overtime. The Chain seems to have a strange small town, slack jawed yokel Mentality. Anyone that dares to speak up, or has any Experience is Witch Hunted for being intelligent. So just play dumb.

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
Anonymous temporary employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great coworkers when I worked here.

Cons

Pay could be a little better.

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Macy's Response
1d
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your honest thoughts about your time working with us.
2.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

you get ok pto even as a part timer, not physically demanding, good A/C and heating depending on the weather.

Cons

very low pay compared to other businesses, you only get a 40 cent raise every year. same playlist consisting of 15 songs on repeat and it drives you crazy as time goes on. very inconsistent hours they rarely give morning shifts, you only get the more undesirable shifts like closing which ends at 9:30pm. the sales goals will be exceeded and they hours will still be cut especially around the holiday season. numerous amounts of time where i am left alone at the register on a busy day with no backup and still expected to clean fitting rooms and recover the floor with no help. overall no room for growth, started when i was 18 and am now 20 and have not even been considered or offered a higher position, 2 tiny raises is all i got. i overall feel like my position is bottom of the barrel compared to asset protection, jewelry department, and fragrance sales because they get paid better and make commission while doing less easier work. would not recommend and if you do end up working at a Macys use the experience you have and never stop applying to jobs because there really is no growth here.

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Macy's Response
1mo
Thank you for your honest feedback as our Sales Associate. If you are open to it and would like to discuss further, please feel free to send us a private message on https://www.facebook.com/Macys/ or https://www.instagram.com/macys/, and include your name, phone number, email address, and store location so we can connect with you directly! Thank you.
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