Fast Pace- you likely wont be bored
Management can be helpful and friendly ( varies a lot store to store)
Easy to make lateral and horizontal movement if you express interest
Cons
Fast paced- always busy
understaffed
VERY low pay, even as you move up
Management can sometimes be unknowlingly cruel/ gossipy
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Ross Stores Response
Thank you for your comment, we’re sorry to hear you felt unsatisfied with your compensation. We work hard to make sure our pay and benefits are competitive in all markets. We take all feedback seriously and have shared your comments with our compensation team for further evaluation.
Processes laid out for everything
OK work life balance
Extensive training
Cons
Few ways for performance-driven workers to get ahead. One problem identified by many employees on company surveys is Ross' focus on visibility of work rather than quality of work. For example, you are asked to make your Outlook calendar public as a standard across Ross. Managers will base the performance of the worker on how much of your time is filled. If you work here, be prepared for twice as much meetings than at a normal company to "prove" you are working.
Shockingly little adoption of technology, particularly in data. Daily reports are all painstakingly made by hand like an old German sports car, and are about as reliable.
Promotions are based solely on years of experience. For example, there are no managers under or near 30yrs old, all directors are all older than the managers under them, VPs are all older than the directors under them, and so on all the way to the CEO who is very old.
The biggest issue at Ross is the bloated management team, which makes up about 40% of each department. I have never worked at a company with this bad of a middle-management issue.
Ross Stores
Employee Review
Low pay, fast pace
Nov 21, 2021 - Area SupervisorPros
Fast Pace- you likely wont be bored Management can be helpful and friendly ( varies a lot store to store) Easy to make lateral and horizontal movement if you express interest
Cons
Fast paced- always busy understaffed VERY low pay, even as you move up Management can sometimes be unknowlingly cruel/ gossipy
Ross Stores Response
Thank you for your comment, we’re sorry to hear you felt unsatisfied with your compensation. We work hard to make sure our pay and benefits are competitive in all markets. We take all feedback seriously and have shared your comments with our compensation team for further evaluation.
Other Employee Reviews
My review
Jan 27, 2022 - Retail Sales Associate in Espanola, NMPros
Everyone treats you nice. Everyone works as a team.
Cons
There's not a Ross in Espanola
Slow, Old, and inefficient
May 16, 2022 - Corporate in Dublin, CAPros
Processes laid out for everything OK work life balance Extensive training
Cons
Few ways for performance-driven workers to get ahead. One problem identified by many employees on company surveys is Ross' focus on visibility of work rather than quality of work. For example, you are asked to make your Outlook calendar public as a standard across Ross. Managers will base the performance of the worker on how much of your time is filled. If you work here, be prepared for twice as much meetings than at a normal company to "prove" you are working. Shockingly little adoption of technology, particularly in data. Daily reports are all painstakingly made by hand like an old German sports car, and are about as reliable. Promotions are based solely on years of experience. For example, there are no managers under or near 30yrs old, all directors are all older than the managers under them, VPs are all older than the directors under them, and so on all the way to the CEO who is very old. The biggest issue at Ross is the bloated management team, which makes up about 40% of each department. I have never worked at a company with this bad of a middle-management issue.
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