The Buckle reviews

there is an average sale concept which I do not agree with. Basically if your sale is not over $100 it looks bad like you did not try hard enough. Therefore whenever there was someone who wanted to buy 1 item or a giftcard other teammates would leave the register or ignore them so it would not hurt their average sale. Guests would look irritated that no one would help them which I feel creates a loss in business. I was told by many guests that they do not like to shop there because they feel pressured to buy things they don't want or need. There is constant fighting between teammates about commission which makes it awkward for the guest. I was told I would get 1 weekend a month off which never happened. I would work 45 hr weeks and my DM told me I should be working 60 when I was not making that much money. My DM also gossiped about me to another teammate which I felt was very unprofessional.

Higher up management did not communicate and was inconsistent, was expected to work (while salaried) a minimum of 50h hours per week. It was heavily stressed that personal and professional life balance are an important part of the company philosophy, but that is completely untrue for the majority of their district/area/store managers. Get ready to sacrifice holidays, malls add hours, Buckle just roles them into your standard day. In the year I worked at Buckle, I had to choose whether I was going to spend EITHER Thanksgiving OR Christmas with my family. Also, didn't realize how ridiculous I looked wearing fifteen necklaces to match the two watches I was wearing paired with three shirts, two camis, and over the knee socks inside my boots.