Madewell Employee Reviews about "part time"

Pros

Pretty good discount of 30% off of full price items, 50% off of sale stuff, and a monthly allotment card that lets get you get 50% off of 6 full priced items a month. The discount excludes leather bags, high ticket items like leather jackets and outerwear, and a few items that are on the exclusion list. Overall, it's a great discount, but the clothes are pricey, so you're still spending money. You have to wear their denim if you're wearing jeans, and any Chambray has to be Madewell. Otherwise, you can't wear clothes with brand logos on them, but everything else is fine. They allow tattoos and you can have one facial piercing, at least at my store in Indianapolis. The shifts are good. Some are 4 hours long, some are 9. Just depends on your availability. They're really just looking for cool, trendy, genuine, and friendly girls.

Cons

The only reason I gave them 4 stars instead of 5 is because it seems like the only way to get into a management position is if you move out of state? Not a lot of opportunity unless you stay for 5 years or get hired outside of the company on a lucky whim, which is a bummer. At least at the Indy location. Also, the pay for part time sales here isn't great. It's under 10 bucks an hour. You can possibly take a stylist position and make a little off commission, but it's not that much of a raise.

Pros

Absolutely none to share, it is awful

Cons

•Environment is extremely toxic and body shaming is rampant amongst management. •size inclusivity within products is limited, corporate will send 1 XL per item and rarely sends jeans above a size 4US (27EU) •Pay is not equal amongst associates, raises were nonexistent until associates started talking to each other. Once management matched pay among associates, they went against company policy and asked associates not to share pay. Then management went on to lie and hire new associates without experience at a higher pay. •management lies •Time off requests are denied because it is a revolving door of associates •expect part time associates to be able to work 30+ hours per week, when availability changes with school schedule, they make it hard. •Associate discount policy contains many exclusions which don’t make sense. Even with the discount, products are not affordable. Target’s Universal Thread collection has the same styles that are more affordable •Company’s sustainability is nonexistent, not eco friendly whatsoever. •Management rude to customers and go against company policy at times

Pros

-Flexibility with the schedule -Wonderful place to cultivate friendships -Supportive environment

Cons

-New shipment packaging is wasteful- needs a better, more eco-friendly system -Sometimes the hierarchy of management was felt -Low hourly rate and no incentives for part time -People take clothing too seriously at times