Saks Reviews

Pros

great luxury brands, nice people to work with on floor, store hours are good for retail, decent discount.

Cons

senior mgmt plays favorites and it's very obvious, some dm's are very unapproachable/unfriendly/unhappy.

Advice to Senior Management

some managers in the past have left and it was sad to see some leave. you could catch onto why they left, not being treated well by superiors was obvious. the butt kissers stay and are left alone.

Pros

great clothes, fun place to work.

Cons

need bacehlors degree, didn't have one. great clothes.

Pros

It was a showplace in its day. Visits were often fro corporate, their was an intensified trainign program. Promoting from within was the standard. Stores outside of NY were treated fairly and were viewed as other opporutnities to extend the benefits of shopping at Saks. Hand on Management and wonderful employee incentive programs

Cons

Visits are non existant. Management is never around. Very little saleshelp. Standards in stores have gone down tremendouslly. Stores have selling areas closed of for lack of business and it just looks bad.

Advice to Senior Management

It would be nice to see upper management embrace the branch stores again and work out independent marekting issues to keep the tradition going. Also, they need to spend some money on sprucing up some of there doors as it really looks bad.

Pros

They provide their associates w/ good discounts.

Cons

Your advancement is primarily based on who you know & not what you know.

Pros

Good work environment
Good opportunities to make a career

Cons

Salary below of market
Lack of well defined processes

Advice to Senior Management

N/A

Pros

If your career is a Buyer or Planner then Saks is a great place to be, only people whom seem to get ahead in the company.
The Company Employee Discount Helps Especially at the Outlet stores.

Cons

After working for 4 years all the other Support Depts get the shaft, No pay raises for 2 year and then when u finally get one its 1% , No Bonuses unless your a buyer or planner or manager.

Advice to Senior Management

Since the change to PTO Policy, 2 sick days a year is a slap in the face.
Plus maybe people would work harder if there was incentive to make something extra.

Pros

People are good to work for and seem to genuinely care about their employees. The Human Resources area is particularly strong.

Cons

Even though the environment is a good one to work in, the compensation leaves something to be desired. Salaries and systems need to be upgraded.

Advice to Senior Management

In order to retain the best people, it is important to offer salary packages that are competetive in the Metro area.

Pros

Great company and great management.

Cons

There is no grown. thats the only reason i am looking for another job otherwise saks is great

Advice to Senior Management

nothing

Pros

they have a very good discount. Plus it is the creme dela creme of department stores. I really enjoyed working in the beverly hills area it made me feel important

Cons

Everyone needs to get off their high horse. No wonder the store is empty. Everyone has an attitude. It's rare to find someone smiling let alone enjoying themselves that they even have a job

Advice to Senior Management

I think they need to weed out the people that don't want to be their. I know tons of unemployed people with better attitudes that would love a job their

Pros

discount, samples, excellent health benefits

Cons

disrespect from both employers and customers

Advice to Senior Management

respect your people.
be a leader not a friend to your emplyees