Macy's reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(31,085 total reviews)
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61% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Macy's has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 31,085 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Macy's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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31K reviews
1.0
Aug 14, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

*Co-workers are generally fun to work with (probably because we all hate it there) *There are hours *It's hard to get fired

Cons

*Awful/degrading pay *Rude and obnoxious customers *Too much work for too little pay *No regard for the fact that workers have families and outside committments *The ridiculous attendance *points* system *Unprofessional management (they actually gossip about the people they manage) *Unorganized management *STAR's and MAGIC selling... *Being beraded and talked to like a dog by your vendor when Macy's scheduling system gets changed *Unmotivating morning rallies... they try to motivate with coupons and Macy's money... like anyone with an ounce of sense wants to be there any longer than they have to be. *The standing around all day waiting for something to happen (in the summer months) and not to mention the spider veins I've developed since working there (and if I continue to work there I will never be able to afford the laser surgery I will need to correct this). *Trying to motivate people to meet goals with a Chick-Fil-A coupons - SERIOUSLY! How insulting? *Scorecards and the jumping through fire you have to do if you don't have a good week *Dangerous work environment... no woman should have to throw around heavy boxes. I can go on for days... I am honestly ashamed to say I work at this place and I'm seriously looking for another job.

2.0
Jul 10, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are a fair number of vacation days, and half days on Friday during the summer.

Cons

There is no career path for those in the tech field, only for management. Also any sort of training for tech jobs are sorely lacking. People who want to move up have no path to do so, as skill development is insubstantial In most cases it has only been trial by fire where a person is put in a new position, with little tangible support from management. Consultants are far too heavily relied upon, and stay for years instead of months or weeks.

3.0
Mar 14, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee discount available at Macy's and Bloomingdale's, sample sales every season, respected training program, able to open lots of doors elsewhere in the industry. Depending on your division, team, and merchant counterparts, you could have a great job working with great people who are helping you to grow, yet allowing you to maintain a good work/life balance.

Cons

On the flip side, you could work with very confrontational people who aren't willing to take the time to train you in the business, who make you a scapegoat for everything, and who take credit for things you did. I worked with a great team and a horrible team. General advice: avoid inventory management. Everyone currently in inventory management is trying to get out or just barely started. Most of these openings are filled from people outside the company because very very few people are willing to apply from within. Part of this is due to the boring troubleshooting/execution aspect of inventory management. Another part is having to deal with merchant counterparts who are terrible to partner with. Also, Macy's has a well-deserved reputation for being the lowest-paying company in the industry.

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