The Buckle reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(2,289 total reviews)
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Dennis H. Nelson

80% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

The Buckle has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,289 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Buckle 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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2K reviews
3.0
Sep 27, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You can make a lot of money if you are willing to hustle. The Buckle is well known for customer service so it can open a lot of doors to other places. You meet a lot of really amazing people.

Cons

In the current economy Buckle is struggling. Their competitive advantage has always been customer service which is great for people in their 40's and 50's because that age demographic loves that however the younger generation in their twenties and thirties hate it. Buckle is struggling to keep up with the ever changing retail environment and that is apparent by how hard they are pushing sales. Stores aren't growing and they are starting to panic which in turn makes upper management lash out at managers and teammates for not "growing" when in actuality very few retailers are currently growing right now especially brick and mortar retailers. With that being said if you are looking for a part time job to get you through school and are willing to work hard this is a great job with very flexible hours but be prepared to work most weekends unless you ask off for weekends. However, if you are looking for a full time career I would look elsewhere, with Buckle not being able to keep up with the market job security will become weaker and weaker.

2.0
Sep 18, 2018

Sales Associate

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

DISCOUNT DISCOUNT DISCOUNT DISCOUNT DISCOUNT

Cons

Poor hours, poor commission, they want you to be too pushy on customers

2.0
Sep 6, 2018

Assistant Manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get a really good discount with this job which is something that I appreciated. The energy is always fast-paced and I made a lot of friends here.

Cons

The management staff was underwhelming when concerns were brought up nothing was done or implemented to improve them. It is a very clique oriented business. If you aren't best friends with the manager or his wife you're out.

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