Would Not Recommend - Department Manager Von Maur Employee Review

1.0
Jan 19, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

You get holidays off and that's about the only pro I can think of for this job. You also get 2 weekends off a month if you're full time.

Cons

They say you get "time and a half" on Sundays but when they do schedule you on Sundays they give you less hours during the week so you're not actually making more money that week. No room for advancement past department manager because the hire most floor managers externally and the pay is low for department managers. Very conservative company, the dress code is ridiculous.. women have to wear a skirt or dress with hosiery. You are required to work 6 days a week during holiday but also can't go over 40 hours so you don't get overtime. You constantly have to work in other departments because they're always understaffed. You're not allowed to have conversations with people in neighboring departments or you could get written up. If you're even 1 min late it counts as tardy and after 17 tardies you get fired. The list goes on! I've been in retail for 10 years and this was the worst job I've ever worked I don't recommend it.

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Cons

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Pros

Employee discount- 20%. Can't find anything else positive!

Cons

1.Schedule is all over the place 2. Have to do truck twice a week with 0 help and just 1 person per dept. 3. Worst benefits EVER, pto given out every quarter which makes it hard to plan any time off.. you get like 20hrs every quarter... 4. Not allowed to take any unpaid time off.. 5. You get points for being late 1 minute, yes 1 minute and you get an tardee.. 6. Wannabe Micromanagers. 7. Managers hired straight out of collage with 0 work experiance who try to tell ppl with 20+ retail experiance how to do their jobs. 8. 0 communication and that is about anything.. if your co worker from your dept. Calls sick that day , you are not told but have to ask yourself when you see that they are not there.. 9. Dress code is a joke. Mr.VonMaur is stuck in the 80s.

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