Unless you are deemed a fast-tracker, you are totally in a big pit when it comes to your career. - Senior Financial Analyst Macy's Employee Review

2.0
4 July 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

work life balance, discounts on merchandise, free pizza and taco days, community involvement

Cons

What I disliked the most was - 1. Unless you are deemed a high potential or well-liked by senior management, you're completely on your own. It is really all about who you know since there are alot of office politics at Macys. These people that are selected behind closed doors through an executive committee to be groomed; mentored and fast tracked to management positions. This made it much tougher for the regular staff to get ahead with the company. All the fast tracked people were aggressively recruited to fill positions during the reorganization while a a big majority of everyone else had to fend for themselves. 2. The human resources department has been very error proned when it came to communications with the people that were and have been laid off. Just ask any person that was part of the 7000 layoffs to confirm this statement that I just made.

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Pros

closed san francisco office. No free lunch in office

Cons

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2.0
3 June 2026
Recommend
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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
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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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