Is Express a good company to work for?

Express has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 4,508 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 5% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Express to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Express have been left by employees working as Part Time Sales Lead , Sales Leader and Stylist .

Does Express pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Express employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Express. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Express?

60% of Express employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Express 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Express?

Sales Associate (1432) , Retail Sales Associate (215) , Sales Lead (163) , Store Manager (144) , Co-Manager (94) , Express Sales Associate (74) , Sales Leader (51) , Sales Associate/Cashier (47) , Assistant Manager (46) , Associate (46) , Stylist (46) , Manager (36) , Full Time Sales Lead (35) , Store Associate (31) , Brand Co-Manager (30)

What are the pros of working at Express according to real employee reviews?

"The discount that you receive is great and I love the people that I work with." ((in 250 reviews)); "Great coworkers and a decent starter job" ((in 186 reviews)); "good work environment and friendly" ((in 90 reviews)); "Easy and flexible scheduling" ((in 86 reviews)); "Good benefits and very understanding to your needs." ((in 80 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Express according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low and felt like I was doing too much for being paid too little" ((in 533 reviews)); "Management was poor and irresponsible" ((in 275 reviews)); "managers do not encourage you to move up in the company or make an advance in your career" ((in 198 reviews)); "required to work long hours and come in for extra shifts" ((in 186 reviews)); "No work life balance since it's retail" ((in 73 reviews))

What are employees saying about Express layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed Express locations?

Columbus , New York , Chicago , Miami , Los Angeles , Houston , Dallas , Atlanta , Orlando , San Diego , Las Vegas , San Francisco , Pittsburgh , Denver , Tampa , Boston , San Antonio , Paramus , Austin , Philadelphia , Saint Louis , Schaumburg , Bridgewater , Jersey City , Brooklyn , Charlotte , Jacksonville , Troy , Raleigh , Pembroke Pines

Express reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(1,089 total reviews)

Greg Scott

72% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Compensation and benefits

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2.0

Aug 5, 2012

Job quality truly depends on management.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is easy to get a job here. They hire lots of people during holiday times and summer. Good place to start in retail.

Cons

Despite the clothes being kinda pricey, many employees start at bare minimum wage. There is no commission. Associates will not be given many hours unless it is holiday season. If business is slow for an hour, management will cut shifts, which leads to understaffing later in the day or week. Unrealistic sales goals. No compensation for hard work other than a pat on the back if management likes you.

3.0

Jul 31, 2012

A good "for now" job

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great associate discounts (30% off, new quarter weekends give us 45% off) - Good upbeat music - Friendly co-workers and generally friendly managers - Fashionable store, love the style - Love the creativity I can put into my work outfits - 5 hour shifts... better than other retail places with 3 or 4 hr shifts

Cons

- Pressure to meet goals to "go green" and extreme pressure for the Express Credit Card - No recognition for doing a good job, but a lot of criticism for things you do wrong - BAD HOURS. Despite the 5 hour shifts, you'll probably only work one or two days out of the week. Many associates have second jobs because of this. - Many on-call hours, which they don't even use 99% of the time. - Managers play favorites. - Bad pay and bad hours for such expensive clothes. - No discount on red tag items.

1.0

Jul 29, 2012

Know you Region

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, easy to incresase sales and service, huge bonus possible

Cons

Don't go here if you are a people person. Get to know your Regional team, not just your DM, find out what kind of people they are. You may end up hearing "it all about the business, People don't matter"

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