Does Cavender's pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cavender's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cavender's. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cavender's?

54% of Cavender's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cavender's 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cavender's?

Sales Associate (90) , Cashier (49) , Assistant Manager (28) , Sales Associate/Cashier (19) , Retail Sales Associate (11) , Stocker (11) , Sales (8) , Head Cashier (4) , Store Manager (4) , Key Holder (3) , Receiving (3) , Salesman (3) , Call Center Representative (2) , Management (2) , Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Cavender's according to real employee reviews?

"Laid back and great coworkers" ((in 16 reviews)); "Nice people to work with." ((in 15 reviews)); "people and hours are flexible" ((in 10 reviews)); "flexible schedule" ((in 8 reviews)); "Fun work environment." ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cavender's according to real employee reviews?

"low pay and distance labour" ((in 41 reviews)); "Bad management and rude to employees" ((in 32 reviews)); "No chance at earning commissions or getting pay above minimum wage without becoming a manager (if head cashier, there was an additional 50 cents in it for you), I applied for and was offered a full time position but rarely got scheduled for above 20 hours per week with the most I worked being 29 on my last week there and coworkers experienced similar problems aside from managers and one or two "favorites" (coworkers theorized we never got full" ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management isn’t supported by the store management/ HR." ((in 6 reviews)); "Low commission percentage" ((in 6 reviews))

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Cavender's Reviews

3.2

54% would recommend to a friend

(334 total reviews)

Steve Breen

36% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Culture and values

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

Cavender's has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 334 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cavender's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

334 reviews

4.0

17 June 2026

Good for beginning sales

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible scheduling and merchandise discounts

Cons

Commission could be better and use to be

1.0

14 June 2026

Don’t apply!!!

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Was a fun place to work at the beginning.

Cons

Terrible upper management, will use you till you’re no longer abusable, then do everything they can to push you out. Good employees never do enough while the bad employees get chance after chance and pats on the back.

5.0

9 June 2026

Fun workplace but demanding hours with no flexibility

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

was fun to work at

Cons

will give you tons of hours and wont work with your schedule

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Jobs at Cavender's

USD 29K - USD 40K /yr

USD 30K - USD 41K /yr

USD 30K - USD 41K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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