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On average, employees at American Eagle Outfitters give their company a 4.0 rating out of 5.0 - which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest American Eagle Outfitters employees are Assistant Managers submitting an average rating of 4.8 and Sales Associates with a rating of 4.1.

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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 35 American Eagle Outfitters Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.1
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
3.9
Way You Work
4.2
Work Setting
4.1
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Assistant Store Manager

"AE is a great place for co-workers and requires very commited staff to run."

What do you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"Co-workers are fantastic! It's also nice to work with people and it deffinatly does not get boring."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be positive, be creative, and know how to move product."

What don't you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"The compensation could be better, an individual cannot support themselves on assistant manager pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"District managers should have more in store time, and store managers should be held acountable more for thier stores."

Assistant Store Manager

"This review was very helpful knowing in the kind of company I am applying for."

What do you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"While working with American Eagle Oufitters I was fortunate to work with several different stores and observe their business habits. My favorite experience was the store morale while at the Rehoboth Beach, Delaware store."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I do not have any tips for others interviewing with this company at this time."

What don't you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"While working at American Eagle I did not enjoy my experience from the Dover, Delaware store. The petty and unprofessional atmosphere of the store and the lack of work ethic from other employees was not a conducive working enviroment for a thriving business."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"As former member of management with this company I found the best advice to be the best customer service representative on the sales and others will follow a great leader."

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American Eagle Outfitters (60)

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3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (3,094)
Sales Associate

"interesting"

What do you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"the atmosphere of sales"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"be open and outgoing"

What don't you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"income"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"change many things"

District Manager

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Great company, I have found nothing in my retail career to this point that compares!"

Store Manager

"Your experience will depend on the competency of your DM."

What do you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"Clothing. Store Environment"

What don't you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"14 year old shoplifters from affluent families"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"DM tier of management is inexperienced and tries to drive results through pressure rather than developing, supporting, and coaching."

Customer Service Representative

"American Eagle is a place run by forever high schoolers."

What do you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"I enjoyed the discount on merchandise."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Understand that this is an income for a part time position."

What don't you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"I did not enjoy being treated disposable."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to refocus their startegies and decide if management is for them."

Merchandise Controller

"I learned a lot and advanced my career tremendously."

Web Developer

"Great people and great benefits. Work/life balance for IT and developers is very poor but great for everyone else."

Sales Associate

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try to be more personal to your employees, talk to them a little more. Find out what is working and not working."

Sales Associate

What do you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"American Eagle worked well with college and high school students schedule."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"For future employees I would recommend them to be honest."

What don't you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"At the particular American Eagle Store I worked at, management would not give immediate feedback on performance."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would recommend management to have better communication with their employees."

President

"Sold Growin campany"

What do you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"Meeting Great people"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Hiigh speed great rewards"

What don't you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"nothing"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to grow"

Sales Associate

"keeping the store organized"

What do you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"The staff was very pleasant and the atmosphere was nice"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"be pleasant and answer every question with a smile because they want happy people working for them"

What don't you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"The area that I worked in was ver conservative and the clients were very rude and offensive"

Co-Manager

"A decent place to work but not for long term or advancement opportunity."

What do you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"Loved the atmosphere and the customers as well as the clothing line."

What don't you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"there was not alot of room for growth."

Sales Associate

What do you like about working at American Eagle Outfitters?

"The work environment and the people made the job fun, also at the time they really worked my schedule around my school schedule and other priorities."

Assistant Manager

"This was a job I loved!"

American Eagle Outfitters Reviews FAQs

Is American Eagle Outfitters a good company to work for?

American Eagle Outfitters has an overall rating of 4.0 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 35 American Eagle Outfitters Review Ratings left anonymously by American Eagle Outfitters employees, which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at American Eagle Outfitters.

Does American Eagle Outfitters pay their employees well?

American Eagle Outfitters employees earn $30,000 annually on average, or $14 per hour, which is 55% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 8 American Eagle Outfitters employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find American Eagle Outfitters Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at American Eagle Outfitters?

100% of employees would recommend working at American Eagle Outfitters with the overall rating of 4.0 out of 5. Employees also rated American Eagle Outfitters 4.1 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.7 for Rewards You Receive, 3.5 for Growth Opportunities and 3.9 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at American Eagle Outfitters?

According to our data, the highest paying job at American Eagle Outfitters is a Program Manager at $200,000 annually. Browse American Eagle Outfitters Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at American Eagle Outfitters?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at American Eagle Outfitters is a Stock Team Member at $12,000 annually. Browse American Eagle Outfitters Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at American Eagle Outfitters?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at American Eagle Outfitters to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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