No work/life balance - Associate Buyer Ross Stores Employee Review

3.0
Jun 21, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great pay versus the rest of the industry in both salary and bonus pay. Half day Fridays during the summer months. Able to wear jeans on Mondays and Fridays. The company as a whole is growing, so there is opportunity for advancement.

Cons

Stressful and challenging work environment. Most associates work 9-10 hours a day, sometime areas work more. There is way too much management, and not enough assistants/associate to actually do the work needed to grow the business. Location of the office is not in a nice area of downtown.

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Ross Stores Response
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We are sorry to hear about your experience. We never want our Associates to feel overworked or overly stressed at work. Your well being is important to us and we pride ourselves on being able to create a work life balance for all of our associates. This has been a focus for us and we want to ensure you that we are continuing to find new ways for managers to improve their scheduling capabilities. If you feel like this problem is going unresolved in the LABO, I encourage you to contact HR Services and share your experience.

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