Von Maur reviews

2.8

35% 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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2.0
Sep 14, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Enjoyed the merchandise, consistent with rules, good hours for retail, closed holidays and paid holidays plus PTO and sick time. Management will generally listen to you and thats about it. Easy to move up if you are motivated

Cons

Generally young out of college management that have never worked in retail that could use mentoring with a more senior store manager. Have less department managers as the store all seem very top heavy and the DMs are essentially glorified sales associates who don't get commission. Need to update policies as some seem outdated.

1.0
Aug 25, 2016

Stay FAR Away

Recommend
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Pros

The hours were great. 40ish hours a week and a set schedule.

Cons

At the corporate office your culture was dependent upon your department. They are extremely strict. You can not have food or drinks at your desk or photos or anything personal. They treat you like a machine rather than a person. They are very stepford wives. It is so miserable going to work every day. The company is extremely sexist making women wear pantyhose and not allowing men to work in women's departments- but women can work in mens? The whole company is just so messed up it's honestly sad. Also Davenport is miserable. There is nothing to do there if you're young and don't have children.

1.0
Jun 18, 2016

Worst place to work in New York State

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pros are the discount and time and a half on Sunday, but completely not worth putting up with all the cons.

Cons

Management is two-faced and rude, they don't care about any of the employees. They haven't got a clue how to treat people or manage and is evident by the large turnover even by retail standards.They close at 4pm on Christmas Eve but make you work 6 days the 2wks prior to get it. If you have OT on a week you work Sunday, they take the OT out if the Sunday time and a half...that's right VM employees...look at your pay stub!! Or ask one of the Floor Managers and have fun while you listen to them try to explain...but, most likely you'll here that oh so common line they always give when you ask any question..."I'll look into it and get back to you" because they either and most common, don't know the answer to your question, want to tak about it and you to the other FMgrs or the really don't have the authority to answer/handle your question.

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