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    American Greetings Reviews

    Updated April 8, 2018
    531 reviews

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    American Greetings CEO and Director Zev Weiss
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    228 Ratings

    531 Employee Reviews

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    • Pay isn't the best and it's only part time (in 21 reviews)

    • There are also no benefits or advancements (in 18 reviews)

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    1. "Great Company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at American Greetings part-time

      Pros

      The flexibility is a great plus.

      Cons

      Some Holidays and weekends required.

    2. "Merchandiser"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at American Greetings part-time

      Pros

      Flexible, independent work environment, immediate satisfaction.

      Cons

      This is not a fluffy, easy, relaxed job environment. You are on a time limit, and need to be efficient, be able to lift boxes, be organized, and know how to be diplomatic when dealing with upper management.

      Advice to Management

      Pay your employees minimum wage and offer incentives financially for increases in sales and efficiency. Also, algorithms for hours given in high-volume stores need to be adjusted.

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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Low pay but high flexibility"

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      Current Employee - Merchandiser
      Current Employee - Merchandiser

      I have been working at American Greetings part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Being able to set your own hours is super important in some situations. This job has come in handy when I'm also taking care of my house and chauffeuring kids around for school and activities.

      Cons

      Considering my daughter gets paid more for sitting for 2 pre-teen girls than I do per hour, it's slightly embarrassing.

    4. "Merchandising"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at American Greetings full-time

      Pros

      Flexibility and local, easy travel

      Cons

      No cons that I can see so far

      Advice to Management

      Great job

    5. Helpful (1)

      "Flexible"

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      Current Employee - Merchandiser
      Current Employee - Merchandiser
      Recommends

      I have been working at American Greetings part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Flexible Scheduling, Good Training, Meet new people

      Cons

      Lots of lifting, bending, squatting, allocated time to complete tasks not sufficient, low pay.

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Merchandising"

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      Former Employee - Merchandiser in Sierra Vista, AZ
      Former Employee - Merchandiser in Sierra Vista, AZ
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at American Greetings part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Easy job with very flexible hours and no supervisor breathing down your neck all day.

      Cons

      Unless you can get several stores to service, there are not many hours outside of holiday seasons. There are also no benefits or advancements.

      Advice to Management

      Update your software.

    7. "Supervisor"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at American Greetings full-time

      Pros

      Great people to work with and work for.

      Cons

      Benefits are extremely high and not that beneficial

      Advice to Management

      I have no advice for management

    8. Helpful (2)

      "Merchandiser"

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      Current Employee - Merchandiser
      Current Employee - Merchandiser
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at American Greetings part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Set your own schedule. I work on a great team. Like interacting with end user.

      Cons

      Some Territory Managers are inexperienced and run through employees like paper towels, costing the company tens of thousands of dollars. I have heard multiple former employees express complaints about time limits, unrealistic expectations, wasted product, and self important territory managers who forget the merchandisers are last person who touched the product before it hits the shelf.

      Advice to Management

      Rethink field operations. Your merchandiser operations structure is out dated with too many layers. Merchandisers are actually sales representative in every other industry. A good Field Manager knows that, a bad one goes through employees often.

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Merchandiser"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I worked at American Greetings full-time

      Pros

      Flexible hours, work independently, & occasional travel.

      Cons

      Holiday Work, Poor training, N/A

      Advice to Management

      Work on better quality training

    10. Helpful (2)

      "Merchandiser"

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      Current Employee - Retail Merchandiser in Lake Wales, FL
      Current Employee - Retail Merchandiser in Lake Wales, FL
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at American Greetings part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Making your own schedule and helping the customers

      Cons

      Management not enough hours to perform work

      Advice to Management

      Give your manager attitude adjustment teach them people skills

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