Bloomingdale's Reviews

Pros

Very flexible with the availability of employees and attendance policy is very lenient. They promote hard work and productivity from within the company and makes you feel apart of the Bloomie's family.

Cons

It is hard to get ahead or promoted from inside of the company. They are strict when it comes to offering opportunities to move up in the company.

Advice to Senior Management

Learn to work from within in regards to hiring for open positions. Employees deserve priority and it only makes sense.

Pros

Good compensation, Relatively competent managers, good discount at times

Cons

very little room for growth, very sketchy system...sometimes appearing to show favoritism

Advice to Senior Management

show the hardest working people in the store (sale associates) a little more gratitude and reward them accordingly

Pros

I loved the people I worked with in my department and other sales associates within the store. It was a busy store, therefore a competitive sales environment. My department manager was very helpful and a pleasure to work with. Enjoyed the daily rallies in the morning as a way to start the day. Client system upgrade was helpful. Opportunities for advanced training and knowledge provided, very helpful.

Cons

Upper-management employees were not as enjoyable to work with, system of evaluating employee performance was overwhelming and all based on numbers, credit card quotas difficult in this market, lots of gossiping/socializing among employees.

Advice to Senior Management

Be more positive with employees and have a better attitude.

Pros

Flexible hours where you can swap shifts with one of your colleagues. Great employee discount if you don't mind signing up for the bloomingdale's credit card.

Cons

The communication level between managements are not great, things always gets lost in translation. There's not a lot of room to grow, the only movement that you'll ever make in the company is moving of departments and no promotion is granted.

Advice to Senior Management

Being the best of the best does not motivate employees to work their best. Being noticed and compensated for a job well done will.

Pros

Constantly being trained on new things

Cons

Favoritism for promotions is common

Pros

Very supportive management team, interested in supporting my personal wishes for career growth. Friendly sales team.

Cons

Baseline discount is low. Very "corporate" culture (aka lots of paperwork, bureaucracy, etc, - but expected for such a big company).

Advice to Senior Management

Meet directly with your sales staff more often! Hire from within when possible.

Pros

Long vacation, flexible schedule, Union store

Cons

No fairness, hard to get promotion.

Advice to Senior Management

Managers need to be trained.

Pros

The feeling of being a part of a large, well-known retail flagship.
Employee discount (if you don't mind signing up for a credit card).
Easy interviews - if you can tell them how you succeeded at your last job, and portray a positive attitude, they'll hire you. Yes, even you.
Open-door supervision and management. They're always willing to listen, which is a big plus.

Cons

Lack of information - I was on the sales floor as often as the sales associates, but because I was part of a different department, I wasn't told what the sales were, where to find things outside my department - all the things the customers asked me most.
Bloomingdale's has a well-publicized internal promotion policy, which begins with having "The Conversation" with your manager about your future at the company. Unless you're seasonal; in which case you'll have to reapply for something permanent and THEN have The Conversation with your subsequent manager.
I understand that retail = low wages, but I was stunned at how low those wages were for a higher-end retail flagship.

Advice to Senior Management

Just a little more work/life flexibility and a slightly higher wage (even $9/hr) can go a long way with employee satisfaction.

Pros

The pay and benefits are competitive

Cons

Too much time spent trying to manipulate "behavior". You must drink the cool aid or GO!

Pros

Great way to get foot in the door

Cons

Not working in my area of expertise

Advice to Senior Management

Hire more accordingly to skill set