The internal promotion process is a joke. - Part-time Sales Advisor H&M Employee Review

3.0
1 Aug 2011
Recommend
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Pros

25% employee discount from day one generous vacation/sick time; holiday pay; birthday - paid day off. monthly bonuses for all employees if monthly goal is made opportunity to work one on one with managers and visuals ever changing environment (fitting room, register, sales floor) flexible hours and reasonale time off requests

Cons

a lot of work expected from the sales associates managers do not pull enough weight -- they get updates via the walkies understaffed most of the time; expected to stay 1hr-1 1/2hr after close they tend to hire too many people toward the end of the busy season that makes less hours for everyone else during the slow season. PS. internal promotions are far and few, there's plenty of job opportunities throughout the company yet they continue to hire externally. In turn the people who have waited for a promotion should expect to wait atleast a year to actually begin the training for a new title. On average, if the managers like you there's a better chance of getting promoted but the chances are still slim. Also be prepared to work your ass off and still have "work" to improve upon. Any sort of time and attendence issue or any other issue for that matter will be magnified when considered for promotion. Overall, the process is frustrating and unfair.

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Pros

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3.0
26 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits even for part-timers is a huge win! Sick leave, vacation, and community days. Nice management and really friendly coworkers. Decent employee discount. Diverse and welcoming environment.

Cons

Very stressful work environment considering the low pay. Poorly managed and operated. They clearly try to run lean and do as much work with as few people as possible. Very unprofessional overall and a lot of greenwashing.

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