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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1K reviews
4.0
Mar 26, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good pay (mostly) enjoyable work environment no crazy retail hours family oriented and family values based store request off days are usually granted w/o problem during the weekdays

Cons

Can get competitive Management is unhelpful most of the time weekends are never allowed to be requested off management will never back you up if theres a disagreement w/a customer, even if the customer was threatening you

1.0
Mar 21, 2012

The Time Machine

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Closed on holidays and no extended hours for sales or xmas season.

Cons

They do not want individuals with brains and minds of their own! Yes people are valued. You are forced to work, sometimes 10-12.days in a row and they claim they have no control over it! BIG LIE! During xmas season a 6 day mandatory work week was instituted. They said Sunday is time and a half, but during the 6 day work week they apply the "overtime" on Sunday, so you really don't get paid more for the extra work! Women are forced to dress as if it were the year 1940! Closed toe ugly shoes only, dresses and skirts, and pantyhose always! Furthermore, if a member of management does not approve of your outfit for whatever reason you will be forced to leave or buy something else to wear! Emoyees are not required to wear name tags, yet they claim they know without a doubt who to "punish" if there is a customer complaint! It basically is whomever management wants to get rid of!

2.0
Mar 19, 2012

Excuse after excuse

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay for retail is ok, with the 1% commission on top of that it seems to make it a little better

Cons

No support, when you are being put down by senior management and you tell them that, they just say they they are giving you feedback to help you grow with the company. There are many people who work there and have been written up, complained about, and should be terminated but management lets it fly by and fires people who miss their sales goal once. They have their favorite employees and everyone knows it. They give you wrong answers to questions they don't know, deny everything that comes out of their mouth that can used against them, and say that positivity is key. When you are working and getting torn apart by management who should have your back, it's hard to be positive.

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