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      The Buckle reviews

      3.5

      54% would recommend to a friend

      (2,291 total reviews)
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      Dennis H. Nelson

      80% approve of CEO

      48% positive business outlook

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      The Buckle has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,291 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
      1.0
      Apr 29, 2018

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      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Discount! (40 percent) - Sales experience and training! - Outgoing and fun team! - It was fun to work for Buckle because I got to learn a lot about selling and styling — although everything I learned I learned by watching other team mates, as my manager never spent one-on-one time with me to train.

      Cons

      - Buckle as a company has terrible values — leaders are trained to "talk their employees off the team" by cutting their hours and setting them up to fail so they hopefully leave by their own accord. - Managers do not train you properly, and then scold and punish you for under performing. - Managers will lie about your sales (or at least mine did). - Managers and company expect you to sell, sell, sell and do not care about volume or conversion. Even ADS and UPT are looked over when you do not have a staggering high net selling. (And even if you do, it will probably be dismissed). - Company will black list you if one big name does not like you. - Promises are not kept or followed up on regarding moving up in the company, raises, or (and especially!) hours. (A coworker of mine constantly had to fight for her 40 hours that was written in her contract). - Pay is bad. - The buying team does not understand the brands they are trying to sell or the demographic.

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      The Buckle Response
      8y
      Thank you very much for your review. It is very important for us to get feedback from our valued Teammates. Our goal is to provide a working environment for our Teammates they can enjoy in the same way we for our Guests shopping experience. We are disappointed to hear about your experience and this information is being passed on to our Buckle Team. We would love to connect with you to learn more. You can reach out to us at bucklerecruiting@buckle.com. Again, I want to thank you for your review. We greatly appreciate the feedback you have given us and we look forward to the chance to connect with you.
      4.0
      Apr 24, 2018

      Fun people, kinda lame job

      Stylist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Most of the people are really outgoing, cool, fun people - If you're a sales-y, pushy person, this is perfect for you! You'll do well here - Room for growth - Opportunity to make decent money - Great "team" environment (people work together to help you!)

      Cons

      - Sometimes, I felt wrong being SO pushy (as management wants you to be, and will call you out if you're not), especially when it was clear certain guests didn't have lots of money to spend. Buckle's management excuse was always: "We're just showing them ALL our options.. it's not fair for us to hide something that they could like", when in reality- they just want to achieve higher sales and don't care what they need to do to do it - Commission based, and sometimes other team-members will sneakily take your sale - Corporate was ALWAYS calling the store and just being up everyone's butt about everything - Can be predominantly run by women, which can cause drama to be talked about at work

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      The Buckle Response
      8y
      Thank you for your review about Buckle. It is very important for us to get feedback from our Teammates. We were delighted to receive the positive comments that you gave us. We are sharing your feedback with the Buckle Team. At Buckle, our mission is to create the most enjoyable shopping experience possible for our Guests. We are very pleased when we see that our Leaders and Teammates are helping us achieve our goals. Again, I want to thank you for your review. We greatly appreciate our Teammates, and we wish your success in your future.
      4.0
      Mar 21, 2018

      Earns their reputation

      Sales associaate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Friendly culture -Management tried their best to work with your schedule -Decent compensation

      Cons

      -Pushy sales strategies -Micromanagement of associates

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      The Buckle Response
      8y
      Thank you for your review about Buckle. It is very important for us to get feedback from our Teammates. We were delighted to receive the positive comments that you gave us. We are sharing your feedback with the Buckle Team. At Buckle, our mission is to create the most enjoyable shopping experience possible for our Guests. We are very pleased when we see that our Leaders and Teammates are helping us achieve our goals. Again, I want to thank you for your review. We greatly appreciate our Teammates, and we wish your success in your future.
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