spinning your wheels - Visual Display Manager Macy's Employee Review

2.0
20 Mar 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

there are many locations, easy to transfer

Cons

management changes so fast it's impossible to keep up, one team will promise you something, the new one says "we don't honor what the previous one said" corporate demands set of standards be met, but doesn't provide the tools to do it. then makes it hard for senior staff to get out of an under-performing store. I was asked by management to help clean up a store that was a 2 hour commute away from my home, under the guise that I could transfer back when it was done.. it was done 2 years ago, and new management wants to move me farther away not closer, have refused to move me back.. then did a pay freeze.. it cost me more to get to work then I am paid now after 20 years of stellar performance with this company.. they push their best to the point of burnout, hoping someone else will step in and do it for less..

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5.0
1 Jul 2026
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Pros

Great coworkers when I worked here.

Cons

Pay could be a little better.

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Macy's Response
22h
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your honest thoughts about your time working with us.
2.0
3 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

you get ok pto even as a part timer, not physically demanding, good A/C and heating depending on the weather.

Cons

very low pay compared to other businesses, you only get a 40 cent raise every year. same playlist consisting of 15 songs on repeat and it drives you crazy as time goes on. very inconsistent hours they rarely give morning shifts, you only get the more undesirable shifts like closing which ends at 9:30pm. the sales goals will be exceeded and they hours will still be cut especially around the holiday season. numerous amounts of time where i am left alone at the register on a busy day with no backup and still expected to clean fitting rooms and recover the floor with no help. overall no room for growth, started when i was 18 and am now 20 and have not even been considered or offered a higher position, 2 tiny raises is all i got. i overall feel like my position is bottom of the barrel compared to asset protection, jewelry department, and fragrance sales because they get paid better and make commission while doing less easier work. would not recommend and if you do end up working at a Macys use the experience you have and never stop applying to jobs because there really is no growth here.

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Macy's Response
1mo
Thank you for your honest feedback as our Sales Associate. If you are open to it and would like to discuss further, please feel free to send us a private message on https://www.facebook.com/Macys/ or https://www.instagram.com/macys/, and include your name, phone number, email address, and store location so we can connect with you directly! Thank you.
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