Von Maur reviews

2.9

37% would recommend to a friend

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

39% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Von Maur has an employee rating of 2.9 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 in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Nov 14, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Time and a half on Sundays Good benefits package Worked with some great people and had some great clients!

Cons

Don't respect/ value good employees. One dept manager gave notice she was leaving and after offering her more money to stay, they terminated her and sent her home. Not smart when entering the busy holiday season. Hourly pay is not consistent!!! I'd read other reviews that hrly pay is $10.50 to $11.50 per hr, and that pay was not negotiable. I was hired at $9.50 per hour with retail management experience. Other sales associates make varying amounts, and dept manager hrly rates vary as well. Management doesn't deal with problem people. Management is very young/passive and inexperienced. One associate paged a manager to tell her that someone had been shoplifting. Management's response was "Can't catch them all." What's the point of having loss prevention if they aren't going to actually confront those that are stealing? There are cameras everywhere but LP can never be located when they are needed. Too competitive with very little incentive (1% commission) Goals are too high; cannot meet sales numbers when depts are over scheduled Tess scheduling system does not meet needs of individual departments Women required to wear skirts and hose

3.0
Nov 11, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The co-workers are typically very friendly, and willing to help you. The pay only contains a small commission so you typically don't have to worry about large fluctuations in pay checks.

Cons

Very strict and regimented. Dress code is old fashioned, out of date, and getting more strict by the minute. Management promotes people based on the amount of sucking up that they do, as opposed to job performance. Very inconsistent managing as well...

1.0
Nov 10, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

pay is decent, time and a half on sundays, 6 paid holidays.. good benefit package

Cons

* poor management listening skills * department managers (some, not all) are lazy and vindictive * catty associates with the exception of very few * way too competitive with the (very little) 1% commission--to the point of getting yelled at for even saying hi to someone else's customer..."she's not yours". Seriously? * ended up dreading waking up and driving to work--how will i be disrespected today? * refuses to promote good working associates * favoritism is terrible--very obvious

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