Is Tom James Company a good company to work for?

Tom James Company has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 964 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 6% over the last 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Tom James Company to a friend and 73% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Tom James Company have been left by employees working as Sales Leader , Clothier and Sales .

Does Tom James Company pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Tom James Company employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Tom James Company. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Tom James Company?

70% of Tom James Company employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Tom James Company 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tom James Company?

Sales Professional (123) , Sales Representative (115) , Professional Clothier (99) , Outside Sales Representative (33) , Sales (30) , Sales Leader (30) , Sales Associate (24) , Clothier (21) , Sales Assistant (20) , Sales Intern (17) , Sales Professional/Professional Clothier (17) , Salesperson (14) , Administrative Assistant (10) , Sales Manager (9) , Executive Clothier (8)

What are the pros of working at Tom James Company according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and so is the company... however way too many cons." ((in 91 reviews)); "They have great culture and since it’s employee owned everybody wants you to succeed." ((in 49 reviews)); "Great training" ((in 37 reviews)); "Great to learn how to make a career in the clothing industry or to get some great leadership training." ((in 27 reviews)); "Good benefits including 401k." ((in 25 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Tom James Company according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and very difficult" ((in 57 reviews)); "No work life balance and not paid well" ((in 37 reviews)); "full commission with "draw" system" ((in 35 reviews)); "Pay is low for office people, you will be expected to have your own car and you will use it a lot!!" ((in 32 reviews)); "Long hours in first 6 months to get your business built" ((in 29 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Tom James Company locations?

New York , Atlanta , Charlotte , Houston , Dallas , Washington , Austin , Orlando , Minneapolis , Nashville , Tampa , Boston , Chicago , Denver , Franklin , Birmingham , Cleveland , Los Angeles , Detroit , Baltimore , Richmond , Raleigh , Philadelphia , Pittsburgh , Miami , Mobile , Kansas City , Saint Louis , Milwaukee , Phoenix

Tom James Company reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(892 total reviews)

Todd Browne

90% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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Tom James Company has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 892 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tom James Company employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

892 reviews

5.0

Oct 18, 2013

Best career decision I've made

Sales representative

Recommend

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Pros

I've worked at some pretty great companies, with excellent training programs, and Tom James is at the top of that list. The leadership works hard to give me the support and training I need to run a successful business. The people I work with have always gone the extra mile to lend a hand when I needed it- which is pretty atypical in a sales career. Great benefits, fun bonus opportunities, excellent conferences, beautiful clothing!

Cons

I don't neccessarily consider this a 'con' however, if you aren't willing to work hard, you shouldn't be in a career where you build your own business. This isn't a 9-5 job. Like anything in life, what you get out of this career is determined by the amount of effort you put in.

1.0

Oct 14, 2013

Worst Company I've ever worked for.

Professional clothier

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Pros

-Get some cold-calling training -Overcome fears, approach strangers to sell clothing on the street -Trips are incentivizing

Cons

-Outdated management tactics- "hard sell" and "low ball" offers. The people are so brainwashed it feels like you're in a zombie movie. Everyone just repeats company slogans out loud and over and over to the point where it's creepy. NOBODY makes money in their first 3 years. The "numbers" the company reports are false; attrition is huge and turnover is expected and "worked into the numbers" by management. Also, the products are NOT to the standard promoted! So often I would get not what I ordered and be charged on my "non conformance" on it. The company makes you buy $3000 worth of clothing when you start and deducts it from your pay-check. Worst of all, the managers lie to you and to each other. It's "dog eat dog" and people want to see you fired so that they can take your clients. You are always watching your back.

2.0

Oct 11, 2013

Good starter job

Anonymous employee

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Pros

gain experience that translates well to a lot of other sales settings. Company does a great job of teaching you goal setting and hard work. Get to work with successful people and build great connections. Great reward trips and opportunity to make good money from the first month if you have a good start.

Cons

it is a constant hustle, every month it starts over from the beginning (straight commissions) and people tend to burn out . Very high turn over since the people that are actually successful from the get go are few and far between, but sales for the company stay constant since other reps will just take over the clients of people that left. Required to constantly be face for company for mistakes, timing issues, etc, which leads to a lot of apologizing and begging for sales.

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