Great people, interesting work, bogged down by overhead - Senior Systems Analyst Macy's Employee Review

4.0
Sep 28, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people you meet are interesting and fun, the day-to-day work can be fun, and it's nice to work for a company that has an ethical profile. You might not be working with 'cutting-edge' technology, but you'll be doing something interesting. Very good work/life balance.

Cons

You will get your soul crushed unless you very quickly learn to not care about things getting done. Projects are still funded/organized from the top, new ideas are ignored, there are precious few systems in place to do things. They are the antithesis of "agile" (with or without a capital "A"). Backbiting, internal politics, incompetent middle-management. No clear idea of how or why individuals are promoted.

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Pros

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Cons

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Macy's Response
7mo
Thank you for sharing your review with us as a Retail Sales Associate. We appreciate you!
2.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
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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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