Von Maur reviews

2.8

36% would recommend to a friend

(1,455 total reviews)
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James D. von Maur

37% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Von Maur has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,455 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Von Maur employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Apr 18, 2012

Horrible

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay for retail Get major holidays off Time and a half on Sunday's

Cons

All levels of management come off as "know-it-all", catty, and pretentious. No support and respect from management. Horrible scheduling. Horrible training. Dress code is dated, unrealistic (pantyhose??), and sexist. Favoritism.

4.0
Dec 11, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The majority of the employees are "team" players, but if you give a little extra in the beginning, especially to those who are a little distant at first, and get to know the co-workers, and let them get to know you, the environment is fabulous! Von Maur is a great place to work!! Hang in there, and things will fall into place, and everyone will be happy!

Cons

I wish a couple of store managers could observe other managers, and learn that you can be a great manager, and still give the employees the respect they deserve. Sometimes, when you give a person a title, like Manager, they feel entitled to act a little "superior" to the employees that they used to work with, but I believe that if you stay a little personal with those that you used to work with, the transition to becoming a manager would be smoother. Most employees understand that a fellow co-worker who gets a promotion has to take on a greater responsibility, but they shouldn't think they are "all-of-a-sudden" better than everyone else. Guess what, "REALITY CHECK", yesterday the new manager was in the same place as the co-workers. You don't "SUDDENLY" get a pass to the higher place in the company. You have to EARN it. And earning it, I believe, takes time. I, myself, have spent time in the military, as a "nothing" and as a leader in R.O.T.C., and in college, as an RA, and in many positions in the recreation management field over the past decade. Although I never worked in retail, or retail management, I think the concepts must be similar. I Love Von Maur, and in the short time I have worked there, I have met and learned a lot about the people who work there and the company, and I love it. I will be sad when the season is over, and I have to move on, but I think this is the greatest department store that ever existed, and i hope that I can work with Von Maur again someday, seasonal or not!

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