Macy's reviews

There is very little transparency, and no consistency, at this company. Some people go from being an assistant buyer to being a buyer in less than four years, while others can sit in one assistant buyer II position for four years with no explanation for why they have not been deemed ready for promotion. There is also a huge salary range, and how much you make does not depend on your experience or skill; it is entirely possible for an assistant buyer II to make less than an assistant buyer I. In addition assistant planners can make as much as 40% more than some assistant buyers.

Uneducated employees, TOO many politics! Employee morale was extremely low and the mojority of the staff were actively looking for other jobs. Favoritism is a huge issue at this company. Senior management is lazy and sits around cruising the internet all day while everyone else works. The company has been struggling to meet sales goals for some time, 9/11 gave them the excuse to lower expectations (which they still missed). They are currently in the process of "re-branding" all of their stores to Macy's so soon there will be Lazurus-Macy's and then just Macy's. It is in an attempt to bring more shoppers in. They also tried, without much success, to make their stores more 'hip' like Abercrombie. With sales lagging they adopted the GE business model, which means that you will have to learn about six sigma, and how to pretend that you are saving money when you are losing it. Also, they are offshoring all development work leaving onshore "liasons" that will work with offshore personnel. The liasons will be here on visa's and supervised by the middle management that stays. Accepting a job here means looking for a new job in a couple of years.