Pros
- Nice employee discount - Camaraderie with co-workers
Cons
Working at Macy's was dehumanizing. Sales policies seem to have been designed to pit co-workers against each other in a way that prevents them from leveraging collective power in order to improve working conditions. Management did nothing in the way of creating basic guidelines for sales that would prevent conflict in a commission-driven environment, and at the same time gave so little in base pay that employees would sabotage one another in the interest of a marginal 1% commission. Workers are not allowed to wear supportive shoes, to sit or even lean for hours at a time, subject to unpredictable schedules, and told during morning "rally" that they are replaceable and so not to expect better treatment. Middle management was incompetent and petty, while upper management seemed intentionally cruel. Credit card sales seemed predatory. Absolutely would not recommend.
