Bloomingdale's Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Bloomingdale's full-time for more than a year

Pros – I work with a very talented group of people.

Cons – Only the once friends with the boss get promoted.

Advice to Senior Management – Always give good feed back to associates.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Bloomingdale's full-time for less than a year

Pros – Decent camaraderie between co-workers and upper management is very easy to contact and speak to if you need it.

Cons – There was a real lack of organization and structure in my department and it really showed when we were unable to serve the guests properly to the best of our abilities

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Bloomingdale's full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great training program
Good mentorship program
Decent discount
Very nice people
Very clear career paths , good with training people
Long hours

Cons – Tries to promote diversity but people who don't fit the typical image tend to leave quickly/don't get promoted as quickly
Can get political

Advice to Senior Management – Increase diversity

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Bloomingdale's full-time

Pros – people are friendly and the employee discount is great!

Cons – very busy and overworked at times

Advice to Senior Management – xx

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Bloomingdale's full-time

Pros – Customer Service Driven, Enjoyable people

Cons – Too many initiatives launched without the ability to institute. Never happy with performance - its always what more can you do for me. Slow process to get poor performers dismissed.

Current Employee – been working at Bloomingdale's full-time for less than a year

Pros – Very nice discount, great sales. It's a lot of fun to see new fashions as they come in and there were chances to win prizes and incentives from specific brands-- though not very common.

Cons – The commission rate was like 1%, very little incentive to meet sales goals. Didn't staff the store correctly.

Advice to Senior Management – If you want to stay in business you have to sell an outfit, not a brand.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Bloomingdale's part-time for less than a year

Pros – Lots of down time. Men are simple shoppers. Associates work as a great team throughout the mini departments within the whole department. Bonus for catching people stealing or trying to commit fraud.

Cons – They force clientele so much, it's like they want you to harass customers but they tell you not to, but expect you to shove the idea of opening a credit card down their throat. If you don't open up 2 credit accounts a week if you full time, then over time you can lose your job. Sounds simple, but you better hope you're in an area that's constantly busy like women's shoes. I honestly also felt so judged. I'm an artist, I like to express myself thru fashion and even tho everyone wears all black I would wear my style of clothing but it was always too "hip" for them, I got in trouble for wearing dangling earrings that I bought in the store! And multiple customers complimented them & bought right after. I was doing you guys a favor! Also managers move in a little clique & are too wrapped up in that clique that they don't understand how their associates make their team work by how they work together, they think its too much socializing, rather than noticing we actually work as a team and are the reason their department on doing well!

Advice to Senior Management – Treat your associates as individuals and not robots. Be more involved in what's going on in your departments and take time to understand how people work together before you go judging.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Bloomingdale's

Pros – Free stuff
Friends made
Great career experience

Cons – Terrible management team
Terrible scheduling

– I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Bloomingdale's

Pros – Hot coworkers that are always down to work hard

Cons – It's retail which is always a con

Former Employee – worked at Bloomingdale's full-time for less than a year

Pros – Flexibility on schedule
Participate in fun company events/charity
Employee discounts
Great family friendly culture

Cons – Less likely to advance
A lot of pressure on sales, less on team work
Low pay and long long hours
High turnover

Advice to Senior Management – Motivate employees to be passionate about selling. Management should also be proactive in training, mentoring, and mediating employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend