Today in the dept I work in we had one opener who worked 9:30 - 6:15 and one closer who worked 6:00 - 9:15. It was a big deal to get another person to cover the opener’s lunch break because we don’t have enough workers. Tomorrow we have an opener... — read more
PTG Bonus Anyone?
So our store only got the 25 cent bonus last quarter because of our survey scores and now we might not getting anything for the holiday season because the company won't pay enough for people to work at our store. We have over 100 open jobs and spend... — read more
What's your worth?
“I saw this analogy and it made so much sense, so I’m sharing it with you 😊 A bottle of water at Costco is $0.25. The same bottle in the supermarket is worth about $0.50. The same bottle in a bar costs $2. In a good restaurant or hotel it can be... — read more
Nike
Is it true that Nike is pulling out of Macys? Still a lot of stuff in the website. Supposedly it was announced/rumored back in March but doesn’t look like anything happened, my local store still had a nice amount of Nike stuff about 6 weeks ago. — read more
You take the job too seriously
It is of course desirable and commendable to take your job seriously but when the company is worth it. At Macy's it only results in stress. I see a bunch of people here who know what a ridiculous company they work for and they still try to give... — read more
AP MANAGER JOBS ?
AP Manager job is back on macys dead end jobs . com is that position back cause i thought it was gone turned into ops /vs which is now gone ? hah ah
Macys is now ross
Macys has central location to check out and no more dept checks outs much like ross, kohls and Tjmax ,. This would explain why there is no more ops.vs going forward because non of these stores have this job . Ops will be laid off or put on the... — read more
Signs that a store will close:
I am terribly anxious that my store will close before I can find another job. I thought Black Friday would be much busier than it was and now my doubts are even greater, although colleagues say that our store will certainly not be closed soon. So I... — read more
It used to be better
Remember when working here was fun and rewarding? I do. I remember having more realistic schedules and when I could get time off when I needed it. I remember when I didn't have to be at three places at once because we had enough people to cover... — read more
I QUIT
I’m QUITTING & I cannot WAIT to be done with this miserable place. In my 20 years of retail, I have absolutely never worked in a worse environment. Too many opinions being thrown out about what things should look like. You end up doing the same... — read more
Shoe dept
I did my walk thru of shoe dept. and was shocked how bad it is .. not only do they have cr-a=p=p=y brands but only pushing their junk. there was not one person to help me either in shoes a once very busy women shoe dept. has turned into a scrap... — read more
Store manager is coming back!
Our store manager was out for a bit and is coming back this week. The colleagues are doing cartwheels while the People Leaders are freaking out. The the People Leaders, with the exceptions of two, did not care at all. We, the colleagues, are happy... — read more
"Everything will be fine"
How many times do you hear that from your manager? All will be well? Really? I do not think so. I only see barely working stores, dissatisfied coworkers, dissatisfied customers, outdated equipment.. Whom are they trying to fool? Nobody trusts... — read more
Burnout Before Thanksgiving Anyone?
Anyone else have the people in their stores burning out already because of the lack of help and all of the fulfillment, signing, trucks, regional visits, and nasty customers coming into stores? The only feedback we get is why aren't you making sales... — read more
Mall Walk thru
in My recent Mall walk thru i notice the food court had quite a few closings and multi store closed within the mall And a lot Iconic brands all left the building.. here's a few,. starbucks, Godiva, Lord and Taylor, to name a few.. mall traffic... — read more
Ops/vs New Roles
Ops/vs New Roles is kneeling in front of the window with a goofy store meeting face on at the herald square location for all the non tourist that come into what was formally new York city. The Ops also have to put on a charade like they do for... — read more
Black Friday Merchandise?
We start the actually Black Friday sale tomorrow and just had many of the best items pulled for fulfillment in our store. You want the $14.99 toaster oven? Too bad, we just sent out every unit out in fulfillment. How about the $19.99 throws, $4.99... — read more
Customers have changed
I never considered Macy's a classless customer kind of store until the last couple of years. We're starting to share our customer base with Walmart, and if that's not a scary thought, I don't know what is. I don't even want to start on the things I... — read more
Macys may spin off online biz
Macys may spin off online biz and what this means to instore jobs. could explain why they will hike the pay in may 22 to 15 dollars. it could also mean that alot of jobs cuts in feb which i think will happen.. Ops is one of the rumor jobs to go... — read more
Macys.com
Anyone else think that Macy’s looking to spin off their .com business after shutting down their whole SF office almost 2 years ago is laughable?
Guild Education
About your Guild education benefits... https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2021/04/guild-education.html
Who is here waiting for severance?
The atmosphere in the store for which you assume will be closed soon .. not hard to guess what the atmosphere is like. I’d love to leave before then, but I can’t find anything that’s acceptable to me. However, I am amazed by coworkers who have a... — read more
401k question
I have a old 401k with Macys and No longer work there with their stock going up would this mean my 401k would go up? I left years ago but didn't move the 401k ?
Pausing store closings
Mazys has decided to pause closing of its planned 125 stores in effort to turn them into warehouses.. Being that C level malls are being beaten down this is a good idea so Macys sweatshops are being turned into massy warehouse sweat shops which... — read more
OVM cut and CSX role change
Here is the thing now! Have been reading and hearing all this all over the place. They are not adding any more directors but CSX. And you all would know why. Because In pilot stores they are testing how they would do without OVM and integrating... — read more
Macy’s Shutting Down 10 Locations Announcement Coming in 2022
Does anyone know which locations are closing Here is the link to the article: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/11/18/macys-store-closures-10-more-to-be-announced-in-january.html
All I read are gloom and doom here...
What about this? https://www.macysinc.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/detail/1722/macys-inc-reports-third-quarter-2021-results-narrows
full time associates
full time associates might be a thing of the past with coming $15 a hr in most states. they can hire PT and pay no medical or any other expensive cost. the can cut a ton of money by getting a new CEO who can run a company to make it profitable ... — read more
Why do people think OVM positions will be cut?
Hi all. Just wondering why people think OVM positions will be eliminated. My OVM works hard and we need her. Are you guys just speculating or has something been announced?
OVM eliminated in February?
What all do we know for sure? Will more director positions be added. What will happen to the OVMs? I do not envy their jobs and don’t know how we would do what we do without them.
How i would do Macys
seeing how badly the place is run I would cut the "fat" and can all the sale managers that are basically gaming the system to do as little a possible. This "managers" are doing nothing for years and get away with it. I would make the associates rule... — read more
New CSM manager position?
Has anyone heard of this new CSM position in the New integrated stores? What is it and what does it entail? Are other management positions eliminated? Details please 😊
They definitely don’t know what they’re doing
After my store was understaffed, they have now hired so many people who are completely unnecessary, that is, they will probably be cut early next year. On the other hand, when I talked to a friend who works at another store they were severely... — read more
Ovm
Do you guys think the ovm position will be around next spring? My store has 3 ovm and they just walking around with coffee in their hands all day and once awhile they help with merchandise. Does anyone ovms actually working?
Fight for your pay
$15 is becoming the standard minimum in Many of macys key markets, NYC, LA, NJ, SF, MIA. They couldn’t get any seasonal without it and there would have been an uprising if they paid seasonal more than full time. For those FT/PT already close to $15... — read more
Macy's Layoffs 2022
Have you heard anything about potential Macy's layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
People who stayed much longer
It may sound little odd, but I’ve noticed among my colleagues (and former colleagues) that there are generally two groups or “two types of employees": those who left here much earlier than planned and those who stayed at Macy’s much longer than... — read more
PTO?
I am one of those that was laid off and came back one year ago. Was told I have no Pto only sick pay. Anybody else experiencing this? Sick pay is absolutely not the same as PTO.
Macys updates.
NEW YORK, November 09, 2021--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE: M) today announced a significant new investment in its colleagues that will expand the breadth and reach of its benefits programs, including launching an industry-leading tuition... — read more