Not as good as you think - Co Manager Journeys Employee Review

2.0
25 June 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Commissioned based you you make what you sell

Cons

Management is sporadically trained. There is not real set training program I spend probably 1 day training but it was stretched over 2 weeks. The first few weeks were great I made some really good paychecks but after the tax season ended the paychecks began to suck. There was no guaranteed outside of your base pay, you received 4% commission on sales as a Co Manager but if its off season it not worth the pay for the responsibility. The majority of the store and co managers are under the age of 23 save a few. They play it to sound like you will get promoted fast in reality you have to wait until someone quits to move up. the only person that make any kind of bonus is the Store Manager no other manager does unless you are a MIT. Ultimately I chose to leave because I was told if my Army Reserve obligation interfered with my job i would lose my position or my job. I felt that i could not continue to work for a company that did not abide by the laws that i fought for on Active Duty that protect all members of the Armed Forces. Also I was told not to let other service members know about the 10% discount they receive for serving the country. I felt that that was uncalled for and the way it was said to me was belittling to me.

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5.0
17 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The Discount was very good

Cons

Pay was not very good

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Journeys Response
3mo
Thank you for sharing your review! We truly appreciate your feedback!
2.0
1 July 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Diversity & inclusion throughout employees - No dress code (other than inappropriate clothing obviously and occasional Journeys t-shirts during holidays) - Paid training - Flexible schedule (at least at my store)

Cons

- Horrible corporate mentality - Only the sales leads and above work on commission even though every employee has to HARD sell - Sales goals that are unrealistic and based off of the previous year's numbers - Little to no benefit for reaching or surpassing the ridiculous sales goals - District managers and corporate employees who say you're not good at your job unless you practically beg customers to buy socks and multiple pairs of shoes even if they came in knowing exactly what they want (to the point of annoying the customer) - Verbal, then write up, then immediate termination if you don't meet or surpass EVERY single category in your MPR (monthly progress report) - District managers who demote the best managers and transfer people to other stores with no say in the matter, as well as letting certain bad managers get away with things without reporting it - lowwwww pay for what is expected of the employee

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Journeys Response
1w
Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. If there's anything you would like to share or discuss further, feel free to email us at journeyssocial@journeys.com.
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