Jul 29, 2014
Favoritism and cliques is what drives this company
Anonymous employee
Maurices reviews
3.6
62% would recommend to a friend
George Goldfarb
74% approve of CEO
50% positive business outlook
Maurices has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,166 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Maurices employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).
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4.0
Jun 4, 2014
Great company to work for with awesome benefits however you will work very hard as a Store Manager to succeed.
Current employee, more than 8 years
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros
Amazing rewards and recognition. Anything from trips to Mexico to large bonuses make the work worth it. The discount is great and the training gets better everyday.
Cons
You will work exceptionally hard as a Store Manager to earn your pay. Expectations are high but if you are willing to put in the time you can be successful.
4.0
Jun 1, 2014
Fun, team building atmosphere, very challenging, and fast pace!
Current employee, more than 3 years
Bloomington, IN
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
I started as a part-time sales associate which is one of the entry level positions to a full-time first assistant manager in a little over six months. My manager saw that potential in me and pushed me to become ready very quickly. I attribute most of my successes in this company to my store manager. She is constantly challenging my thought process and is constantly keeping me focused on the big picture, our business. Maurices encourages a team atmosphere. Even though I have one of the top positions in the store, we have a business achievement program that all managers on our team must complete, and it is the same program for each manager. The program has three levels and each level has you study the plethora of resources this company has to offer and then apply them in their position. The resources that Maurices supplies each store is the same all across their 900 stores. Every store operationally should be run with the same standards, using the same resources. This is great because our stores in our district are a network, and we can reach other to each other if we get direction that is confusing, controversial, or just plain wrong. And, maurices home office wants the feedback if visual direction or operational direction is good or bad. This company is all about open and honest feedback from every level of its employees. Maurices knows that the world of fashion is constantly changing. So, they are too. They are constantly updating visual, updating their image, customer philosophy, and selling expectations. My store manager and district manager also, sat down with me and re-evaluated my performance when I had to ask for a raise to accommodate a life circumstance. if you are looking for a company that encourages honesty, teamwork, and is full of opportunities to advance very quickly than this is the company you've been searching for!
Cons
For all the reasons that it is a wonderful company, they can also be its worst faults. I may have been pushed too far too fast and way outside my comfort zone. I was never encouraged to get over my fear of failure, because when I did make a mistake, my manager could be very reactive and impatient. Sometimes feedback fell on deaf ears as far as visual direction and operational direction went. My manager was on her way to making herself into a District Manager. So, she entered a program to become an associate district manager which left me the store for most weeks out of the year. Even though I was running the store, hitting our goals, managing our team, completing visual projects, and performing my responsibilities as a first assistant and the responsibilities as a store manager, I was not compensated for it and I was not given the opportunity to go on a trip to Mexico for meeting so many goals for the fiscal year. That was a little disheartening.. The cost of being motivated is taking on loads of responsibilities and being self-motivated and organized enough to handle it all. If you succeed, then you advance. Also, being stagnate is not an option. You have to be constantly developing yourself. This is difficult for me because I like achieving my best and then maintaining it. So, knowing that I will always have something to work on is a little daunting.
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