Good if you're good, bad if you're bad - Sales Associate Hot Topic Employee Review

4.0
14 Oct 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Cool work environment - Great discount - Overall an easy job - Once you clock off then you're off, don't have to worry about work following you around

Cons

- If you're not selling as well as you should you don't get allocated as many hours, which makes your numbers worse and leads to getting even less hours - The way you get credit for your sales is iffy at best - Too much emphasis on signing people up for the rewards program and in-store credit card and management gets on /you/ if a customer doesn't want to sign up - You can only really move up if someone in management leaves or gets fired

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5.0
12 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Coworkers and culture were definitely the pros of the job.

Cons

Mall setting and corporate policies made things unenjoyable. If this place could be franchised and not in a mall with so many other types of people would be much more ideal.

5.0
30 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great working ethic and employees

Cons

Not alot of pay, do it for the love of the job

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