Interesting in the End - Anonymous employee J. Crew Employee Review

3.0
Aug 24, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

J.Crew has a great product line that essentially sells itself so the work of a sales associate is very little. They have a very loyal customer base and they always know what they want and how it should fit.

Cons

The managers in my store seemed very inexperienced and like they were constantly trying to make friends instead of keep a professional life. The scheduling was all over the place and we seemed to be hiring people when there weren't hours in the store to be hiring them. Employees were never quite treated with the intellectual respect we felt like we deserved and we all tired rather quickly of this.

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Pros

- Kept all promises made during interview. - good pay - great associate benefits and health insurance and PTO Healthy work environment

Cons

Sometimes traffic can be really slow so it was hard to meet my goals as a full-time stylist.

2.0
Jul 8, 2026
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Pros

Good time-off package. Holiday week off for office employees. Historically respected work-life balance and flexible working. Good employee discount and maternity leave.

Cons

C-suite pushing a mandatory 3 days in-office after 5+ years of boasting flexibility as a cornerstone of their employee benefits package. Lack of clear and thoughtful communication of this new policy was frustrating and disheartening as an employee. Leadership, starting with the CEO, is at an all-time low of the last 6 years of working in their corporate office. Horrifying to see how poorly initiatives are getting rolled out, likely getting pushed down from board of directors. Would anticipate a rough transition into the company if you choose to take a role replacing the dozens of employees possibly being forced to leave the company due to RTO.

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