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      Macy's

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      Macy's reviews

      3.4

      52% would recommend to a friend

      (31,090 total reviews)
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      Tony Spring

      62% approve of CEO

      41% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Macy's has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 31,090 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
      Sep 21, 2012

      Macys Systems and technology Abuses Employees

      Systems specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some Discount (You get after two months ) in the stores . It is a heaven for Contractors as The Managers get good gifts and money from the vendors .

      Cons

      Horrible place to work for IT guys in IFS department . Specially One strange move in the IFS is they make few Indians as managers who don't have kids, wife, Girl friend , Friends , Hobbies . And while recruiting they tell all stories and put you under those managers who will suck your blood . No medical no 401 k ..becarefull

      3.0
      Aug 28, 2012

      "America's Department Store" - Good place to build a retail leadership career but takes stamina.

      Assistant store manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Under good senior store leadership, one has the potential to build a retail leadership career. However, it takes stamina and solid organization skills as there is A LOT going on under one roof of a Macy's Department Store. It is easy for one to get lost or engulfed and become overwhelmed if you are not skilled at balancing priorities. Overall, a good place to get some solid experience and grow within the organization if you're open to it.

      Cons

      The quality of work/life balance can be a struggle. There are MANY, MANY balls to juggle in the air at Macy's as the promotional calendar is always packed which makes it difficult to take vacations and other time off when it's compatible with family or friends who work outside of the retail industry. Stores are constantly in pre-sale mode for sales, constantly in some sort of an event in which you have to meet goals for ticket sales, donations for charities OR prepping for the "One Day Sale" which is really two days every month. There are constant visits, conference calls, and meetings even while having to balance all of the above. Overall, being a leader at Macy's takes a lot of organization, ability to prioritize and motivate low wage employees to accomplish a lot. Sales plans are extremely aggressive and you do not qualify for a bonus unless the entire store AND company makes its annual sales and profit plan - even if you work your butt off and achieve all sales plans for your area of responsibility - you will not get a bonus unless the total store and company makes it.

      3.0
      Jul 24, 2012

      I did not like my experience at Macy's.

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The employees were generally very nice.

      Cons

      The customer service was terrible, the managers were never around/available, overall a very depressing place to work, and very surprised that (as one of their better employees in my eyes) they did not even ask me why I put in my resignation or where I decided to go.

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