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Michael A. Weiss
Former Employee – worked at Express LLC part-time for less than a year
Pros – Rewarded for Sales Achievements
Goal Oriented but not Micro-Managed
Fun Work Environment
Cons – Its clothes retail....there will be slow times when you'll be doing "busy work" such as refolding clothes and "teacupping" shirts.
Advice to Senior Management – Keep it up!!!
2013-05-17 11:31 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Express LLC full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Great place to develop skills in the retail world. Has great training programs and commitment to better internal candidates for promotions. Experience gained at Express also weighs heavily on your resume in a positive way for future jobs with other retailers.
Cons – Sometimes you feel to pressured to buy buy buy constantly to help make numbers.
Advice to Senior Management – Remember the Core Values of the company.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-03 18:57 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Express LLC part-time for less than a year
Pros – The employee discounts are totally worth it. Plus meeting lots of people is a great benefit. The work isn't hard at all.
Cons – No chairs at all in the back! Chairs would be nice if you spend your whole shift folding clothes. Shoplifters are irritating since you really can't confront them.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-04 14:04 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Express LLC full-time for less than a year
Pros – I was promoted very fast, I work with great people, and I get a decent discount
Cons – No real cons for a retail job except there are other retail store that pay a lot more. My only real issues is that my sm is a control freak who still manages to lack follow through on important tasks such as payroll issues.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-03 19:06 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Express LLC full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – I really do make a difference in people's lives. I work in a fast-paced enviroment, so there is never a dull moment. The associates are amazing. The previous SM was not good. The current SM is a world of a difference and when the right people are working, it makes everything smooth.
Cons – Little incentives. Pay is not close to what it should be for all the work that keeps the store going. Lack of pay for basic associates means a high turnover rate, but we do recruit the best. It is rare to leave when you're scheduled to leave.
Advice to Senior Management – Pay the associates more than the minimum.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-30 20:13 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Express LLC part-time for less than a year
Pros – I enjoy my time at Express, and I enjoyed learning a few things about how to put together an outfit
Cons – The hours are in the most inconvenient times of the day. As a student, my total time commuting takes up a good portion of my day, and what I'm paid barely covers the transport cost to and fro. There is always a pressure to get NEXT, although it doesn't seem to correlate to anything besides "Employee of the Month" type status
Advice to Senior Management – What is the incentive for getting NEXT as an employee?
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-04-25 11:41 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Express LLC part-time for more than a year
Pros – Great Employee discounts and always know the current trend
Cons – You must wear their clothes
Advice to Senior Management – Appreciate your associates
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-04-18 13:03 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Express LLC part-time for less than a year
Pros – Great on-site training in sales, customer service and even management. Great employee discounts (especially on extra discount weekends), decent pay and a sense of camaraderie among all workers.
Cons – Stingy management at times and a loud work environment. There are opportunities for advancement, but they are few and far between and usually only come after years of company employment.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-04-17 10:19 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Express LLC part-time for more than a year
Pros – One of the pros of working at Express as I said before are the individuals. Everyone is very welcoming and open to answering questions. The managers try to be understanding of the associates problems creating an open environment. I only work part-time so the hours change every week which is good because I would get bored of the same routine eventually.
Cons – The cons are that the managers can sometimes be a little unprofessional. There was a time when one of the managers was talking about different types of consumers by race and I thought it to be extremely inappropriate.
Also, the lunch breaks are ridiculous. You have to work 6 1/2 hours before you can get a HALF hour break. They will never give you a full hour, even if you work more than 7 hours. They will break up your break so that it equals an hour. For instance, you get 45 minutes, then a couple hours later they will give you a 15 minute break.
Lastly, the store hours. The store used to close at 9pm Monday-Saturday and 8pm on Sunday's. Now we close at 10pm Monday-Saturday and 9pm on Sunday's.
Advice to Senior Management – Give your employees more lunch break time.
Close the store at a decent hour so we won't get home so late.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
2013-04-12 12:10 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Express LLC full-time for more than a year
Pros – clothing and discount is great and we can wear jeans to work every day
I learned a lot about retail here
Cons – they set high expectations but don't really show you how to meet them.
Some employees are extremely lazy but nothing is said to them, which leaves even more work for everyone else.
Advice to Senior Management – Let employees know that they have a chance to be promoted to give them incentive to work hard.
Don't expect the same behaviors to produce better results each year, change the behaviors if you want to see growth. Give stores more payroll. It's hard to give a good customer experience on two man coverage.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-04-13 03:49 PDT
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