I am a retiree and I just went through the enrollment process with assistance from the colleague center. I received great help. As a retiree our access to what we used to call insite is very limited....I did discover a direct link to getting the... — read more 

The company is looking to make a big push to role out neighborhood doors this fall and one of the findings from the neighborhood stores that launched this year is that the store environment is so miserable that every colleague who had saved up... — read more 

As a compnay our "flex" associates are averaging 28-40 hrs a week and stores in my district still can't handle the work load. It has felt like Xmas all year due to this. I love it when district level managers visit , see the workload and make pretend... — read more 

Points are going away...what is taking its place?

So, if you are a MTM or an OAPM (literally the two worst jobs in stores at Macy's), then you are supposedly an executive employee and such exempt from over time for hours worked in excess of 40 each week. For MTM's, we usually work anywhere from 50... — read more 

What does everyone think of the new commission rates for shoes, suiting, cosmetics ...

For those that have been with the company where we have pension payouts, does anyone know how secure this fund is. I was laid off and have been given an option to leave the money in the fund with monthly payments made to me for as long as I... — read more 

Has anyone seen this? Scam or legit? I can say from my experiences with the company a lot of what is outlined in the link is true and happens daily. Especially with salaried executives... — read more 

Are there any option 3 employees? (20-30 hours) I was option 3 for 7 years but upon returning from maternity leave 6 months ago I am suddenly scheduled between 28 -37 hours. Management is saying I'm not working my minimum, they also said option 3... — read more 

I work in tbc and we are short staff while running 2-3 people per day when you have to have 2 open and 2 closer with block schedule we have 2 open and 1 closer or 1 open and 1 2 closer tbc lead gets the worst schedule open but off Wednesday and... — read more 

You want to know what a neighborhood store is? It's all of the merchandise crammed into less space, all of the work, with a bunch less people to do it. It's only one checkout on each floor, it's trying to get sales people to do the tasks of support... — read more 

I’ve been at Macys as a sales associate for 3 years. Lately our managers have been walking around with a big bag of goodies, inside Warm diet coke sodas, chocolate candy bars, rice cakes, chips. We get to pick 1 item when we get a loyalty. So if Im... — read more 

Just got word that the neighborhood store changes will start pushing through this summer (June-August). At least for our location. Knowing now how they plan to butcher our store with walls blocking space is honestly the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard... — read more 

Wishing a peaceful Easter to all. For those that are enduring hardship due to job loss, know that for every door that closes another opens. For all my colleagues and friends with IT, (MST) you deserve better and will find better positions else where... — read more 

Has anyone heard 2 fresh managers 2 floor managers 2 membership managers? Rotation of shifts? Comingsoon?? Wire had it briefly then it's disappeared Funny?

Check out Macy’s response to amazon’s comment for retailers to raise their wages. Laughable not all colleagues got bonuses. Shameful corporate greed.

Does anyone else that this centralized HR system is a joke . I come out of a building where we don’t have a physical HR rep. We have to use the online portal or phone call to communicate with a HR rep. Feels like people on the other end of the... — read more 

It's simple, when your on top or hired into a top seat you have no real sweat equity to speak or skin in the game. And when your new or old alike and your company is under performing and sales keep missing target you start trying to reinvent a way to... — read more 

This whole Jewelry strategy has turned into a joke. The department is completely over staffed for a commissioned department and you have non commission leads selling too. You cant make money. Having to ring 150,000 to get more than 2% is crazy... — read more 

While I understand a focus on key high volume stores. Doing nonething for the others makes no sense. You do not need to do full on remodels, reconfiguring the entire store. most stores really need new carpet , new fitting rooms, new lighting and... — read more 

It used to be a special event where once a year LeVian or Effy was brought in for a special trunk show. We could talk it up and build excitement because it was a rare event, available only once during the year. Fast forward to today, where now trunk... — read more 

Don't know if anyone else saw the announcement about closing the Northgate store in Seattle a year earlier than than we were originally told. We heard that several other stores in the Northwest were told that they are closing later this year or early... — read more 

Just over a year ago I decided to leave Macys as a high level Dir. In the e-commerce. But first the backstory. E-commerce had been growing since my arrival by 32% year over year for 5 years. During that tenure there was a big push to streamline the... — read more 

Investors from Goldman Sachs are visiting our store. Should we be worried that this is a fore runner of employment cutbacks and/or this store location closing?

When Macy's closes a store, who is entitled to severance? And how much is it - for those who receive it? Is it a week per year like in most other places or something different?

The retail apocalypse is having it's impact on Macy's too, we just aren't doing press releases like the other companies. Lucky for us that so few people want to work at Macy's anymore since we ask so much of our employees, we were told we could take... — read more 

While Macy's may do some good things, they really started out 2019, naming it the year to rid it's payroll of longtime employees and senior citizens . The technology group, technicians have been out sourced to a company that provides lack luster... — read more 

Just came from a meeting where concerns were raised about IT support, regarding outsource. These guys were let go due to pay scale and benefits. Never mind the job they did......they were targeted because of years of service and pay. So warning to... — read more 

The votes have been tallied! Jeff and Hal score very very low. Results matter?

What does the visual position look like for neighborhood stores? Is visual eliminated and just done by sales staff? how is the visual roll transitioning?

Any Jewelry Complex news?

any new big ticket news

Does anyone know when the stores who are truly going to be a part of the Neighborhood 100 strategy will get notified? I know of some stores but not there are some still waiting . Will it roll out in phases ?

Several groups of Senior Directors and Store Managers (all of whom were VP's just a week ago) realize and discussed the changing culture at Macy's. We no longer have the once a year announcements in January, we no longer have the 11 months of job... — read more 

If any store manager that went to the Florida meeting could please give more concrete details of what was discussed....that would be really helpful.

They are not cutting the stores or districts this year. Only Regional level and above is being cut. Where did you hear this? Is this a guess or is there something concrete behind it? It would be really nice to know that we can relax and enjoy some... — read more 

I have heard that the VP is being dropped from the VPSM title. Any truth to this? I mean, it was over used anyways. Also heard pay structure changed for them? Would assume bonus structure?

Sad to hear RB was let go. Smart guy! The two stooges, Jeff and Hal are nuts. They are too busy running around with VR headsets on ! Like really Guys! Fake figures too. Sales are not being generated from these. Customers hate them!!

What are a the calls and announcements today??