Dress Barn Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Dress Barn part-time for less than a year

Pros – great health plan, and great fashion wear.

Cons – I did not have any down sides while working there.

Advice to Senior Management – I have no advice to upper management.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Dress Barn part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Management listens to your suggestions, great benefits, company does a lot for the community

Cons – Just typical retail issues with working with the public.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Dress Barn full-time for more than a year

Pros – Stores have a friendly environment, you can advance within company, job is somewhat challenging (during busy hours), great management, and is fun learning about how the retail industry works.

Cons – There were times I wish management could have been a bit stricter with employees being late so that it was consistent within management. Otherwise, management was overall AWESOME.

Advice to Senior Management – Enjoyed management

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Dress Barn full-time for more than a year

Pros – Work in a supportive environment with great people!
Opportunities offered to grow in the business at your pace!
Work with current trends in fashion.
Discount on clothes.
Inspire and delight our customers with creative ideas.
Company is open to ideas from ALL employees.
All employees take ownership over the business and are valued.

Cons – Retail hours can be challenging and unpredictable based on the needs of the season.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to keep the lines of communication open and be flexible with the needs of your associates. Be fair when considering time off requests.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Dress Barn full-time for less than a year

Pros – Sincere dedication to their mission to inspire women. Great upper management that gives everyone an opportunity to contribute ideas. Stylish clothes at great prices. Excellent benefits and work environment.

Cons – Still working to provide newer tools at the store level, such as hand scanners. Allowing store managers to adjust inventory levels by dept. would help us react to local trends.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep lines of communication open, invest in new technologies.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Dress Barn part-time for less than a year

Pros – We have fun, friendly, and respectful fellow associates!

Cons – Mall location and lack of hours.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep asking our advice and opinion, we appreciate it!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Dress Barn

Pros – Strong company
Great benifits
Great teaching tools
Leaders for many fundraisers
Company sometimes matches contrabutions
Programs to help struggling associates

Cons – The only downside, store manager not walking the talk. 2 years of coaching for hostility,temper,unfair treatment, and aggressive behavior is still not resolved.

Advice to Senior Management – The company guidelines are great., not always used. Assistant mangers need to be heard, without retalition from store manager.

Current Employee – been working at Dress Barn

Pros – Great customers, Upper management cares about the store managers. Discount & bonus are really good.

Cons – Pay could be some what better.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the new philosophy!.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Dress Barn

Pros – Great benefits, communication, growth opportunities, training programs and work/life balance.

Cons – Pay is average but could be better.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Dress Barn

Pros – Generally a good bunch of girls/women. Supportive and fun. Other store relationships generally great, and DM generally nice, supportive, and easy to talk to. Best work/life balance and benefits of any company I have worked for, and I have worked for a few!

Cons – Can't really come up with any - although you'll wait a LOOOOONG time for management op unless you can relocate as managers stay put... with pretty good reason! Oh, and small p/t shifts can make it VERY hard to employ great people.

Advice to Senior Management – DM should be a little warmer to sales associates, as they drive the business too! Also would appreciate a little less berating for missing sales/cc targets when we are looking at an empty mall!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend