I Guess Macy's Stopped Caring
Pros
-You'll be able to pay rent as a manager -Benefits are pretty substantial
Cons
-Long 10-13 hour shifts everyday on your feet (60+ hour work weeks) -Cloping (close then open) shifts (you might have to close the store at 10pm,11pm,12am and be right back at work at 8 or 9 -Random off days/only 1 weekend per schedule rotation = no work life balance, never can see friends or families -They keep adding more to your plate but don't compensate you fairly even though you run multiple departments. On top of that you have to clean fixtures on your hands and knees, sweep floors, etc -No holiday bonus, bonus is determined by work performance which is somewhat fair but no appreciation for hard work other than "good job" and some perishable goods (candy or food) -Sometimes managers get into terrible disagreements which makes working uncomfortable at times -Not enough management but endless colleague roles (then they get upset when you can't manage 50+ colleagues by yourself) -Credit cards, ugh, the sales come naturally. However, you will feel awful having to dictate repeatedly to colleagues to get credit otherwise they get real upset. Its how they build loyalty with customers but in turn colleagues get frustrated about how hard we have to press them out. -Holidays are 6 day work weeks, absolutely miserable work conditions. The only thing they tell us is "everyone is tired" -Not enough pay to take care of yourself after rent and bills. If you are going to have no work life balance you should at least be able to buy things that make you happy or be able to do things that make you happy instead of sitting at home broke miserable, waiting to go back to dreaded work. -Holiday is ridiculous. Retail isn't for everyone. Holiday will make or break you in retail.