Great benefits, but it's a dying wage... - Receptionist, Beauty Salon Navy Exchange Employee Review

2.0
May 16, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The Navy Exchange offers great benefits, a retirement plan, and is willing to work around scheduling issues (I was also in school at the time) in order to keep employees.

Cons

You're treated like a thief from the start. All employees have to use clear bags to carry things on the sales floor. While they offer benefits, they come at a cost (about $100 every paycheck for basic coverage). The Navy Exchange is run like the military--branches and hierarchies, neither of which talk to one another, which means that you get stuck in the branch that you entered. The turnover rates for employees are very high.

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Pros

Work Life Balance Interesting Work Travel Pension and Good benefits

Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Buying at the NEX (Tax free items, Scratch Cards. Clearance, Gas) & Base Access (Gym, Commissary, Amenities)

Cons

immediate supervisors were ignorant in how to manage multiple tasks and people despite working over a decade at establishment. Completely ruined working environment for sales associates if they did not like you.

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