The Buckle reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(2,292 total reviews)
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Dennis H. Nelson

80% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

The Buckle has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,292 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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4.0
Sep 12, 2013

They felt like family.

Recommend
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Pros

I loved my managers and most of my coworkers. We all work closely together, so it becomes tight-knit. One of my best friends I met while working there. You learn a lot about how to sell a product, which means you can basically get any retail job you want after you've worked at Buckle for a while. And you get a lot of regulars, so you get to know the customers on more of a personal level, making it easier to sell. Some of them will even bring you presents or food.

Cons

The pay isn't good if the manager over-schedules or during a non-holiday season. Basically during the school year is the busiest. On the slower days, you're basically working for minimum wage. You also have to work at least 2 holidays a year. I worked over 15 hours on Black Friday, with only my one hour break. Also, if you start doing bad or not meeting your sales quotas, the manager will cut your hours. And everyone knows it because your name gets bumped down on the schedule.

2.0
Sep 5, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Employees get a 40% discount on clothing, it's a fairly easy job to have during college and helps you buy otherwise expensive clothes at a huge discount. It's great to work with customers and help them create the outfits they are looking for. Building relationships with customers and developing skills as a salesperson are a huge plus. There are always employees who can help cover a shift if you need it, and almost always more shifts to pick up. Buckle has been VERY flexible with my hours over the years. The company itself is doing great and will go far.

Cons

Management in the Madison, WI stores has been poor for years. We have high performing (sales) stores and do great in getting product out the door. However, employee turnover is high, morale is low, and employees are not treated with respect. The casual atmosphere leads to almost no standards in terms of what is not appropriate to be discussed in the work place -- often times the inappropriate conversations are led and used by managers. Very uncomfortable working environment when stories of sexual escapades, sexual orientation/racial slurs, and belittling employees comes directly from store managers.

2.0
Aug 26, 2013

MTP at The Buckle

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Competitive Pay Great Discount Dress Code (very open)

Cons

Sharky Sales- if you don't want to be a pushy sales person don't work at The Buckle Too Many Leaders/I would recommend working at Buckle as sales before applying for the MTP Constantly hiring and firing people Exhausting

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