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4.3
Average Rating
(based on 4 Ames Department Stores Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
4.6
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.3
Way You Work
4.7
Work Setting
4.4
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Assistant Manager

"Adequate at best"

What do you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"The knowledge the Store Managers passed on to me."

What don't you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"Higher officials treated local staff badly"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The company no longer exist."

Department Manager

"Great place to work, sad it closed down."

Sales Representative

"It has been a good place to work but has not changed in a changing market."

What do you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"My customers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have a vision and long term plan for growth. Sell new products, new technologies."

Senior Programmer Analyst

"Great opportunity, but serious management issues!"

What do you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"Work"

What don't you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"Mangement"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Company is no longer in business"

Personnel Manager

"Good place to learn about human behavior and how to deal with the public."

What do you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"Open atmosphere"

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

"Be open to suggestions and get ready to learn."

What don't you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"Hours"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None. It's retail. You have to have the right personality to be able to adabt to any situation."

Product Manager

"Ames, not enough time to really get a feel for the company or change it."

What do you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"Ames had never utilized professional product manager to develop products or launch new products. Being the first allowed me to begin developing the systematic approach required to justify and properly prepare market launches and create a profitable product line."

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

"Since there is new management in place, I would recommend focusing on the details of how you can positively impact the business with your skills, work ethic and abilities."

What don't you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"Ames used to be a good company to work for."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I understand that the entire company has restructured since my departure. My advice is to simply follow the rules of management and you will be successful."

Corporate Staff Associate

"Ames, not enough time to right a sinking ship."

What do you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"Change of pace."

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

"Be yourself, I understand that the new management is fair."

What don't you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"terrible supervisor. He was a narcissist."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Since the slat is clean over there, play fair this time."

Systems Representative

What do you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"Great management team. I enjoyed covering the healthcare market."

What don't you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"Was a product that was becoming obselete and they did not migrate towards technology."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Embrace technology"

Employee Relations Coordinator

"Good learning experience."

Shipping and Receiving Clerk

What do you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"I needed the money"

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

"there is no company to interview with"

What don't you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"They paid minimum wage"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Too late, their went bankrupt"

Project Analyst

"The first 7 years was great however new management changed the environment."

What do you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"Ability to learn new IT software and hardware."

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

"None, since management has changed since I worked there."

What don't you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"The inability to move up in management."

Store Manager

"was a great company until they went out of business"

What do you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"great team enviorment, life balance, but hard work"

What don't you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"trying to compeat with the big boys(walmart,target)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep your base customers happy and grow with new"

Systems Sales Representative

"Company makes excellent products but the markets are shrinking due to technology."

Senior Account Manager

"honest and forthright"

What do you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"Direct management was good. My manager taught ne a lot about the business and let me run my territory like it was my own business."

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

"Know the health care business and imprtant issues in records management."

What don't you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"Compensation was poor. Upper management not interested in real world of field sales. Operated in a vacuum."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get out on the street with the sales people and listen to the customers."

MIS Manager

"Company is Out of Business"

What do you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"Was a Great Ride while it lasted"

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

"Good Luck"

What don't you like about working at Ames Department Stores?

"Company Went Bankrupt"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Long Gone"

Ames Department Stores Reviews FAQs

Is Ames Department Stores a good company to work for?

Ames Department Stores has an overall rating of 4.3 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 4 Ames Department Stores Review Ratings left anonymously by Ames Department Stores employees, which is 10% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at Ames Department Stores.

Does Ames Department Stores pay their employees well?

Ames Department Stores employees earn $50,500 annually on average, or $24 per hour, which is 23% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 0 Ames Department Stores employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Ames Department Stores Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Ames Department Stores?

100% of employees would recommend working at Ames Department Stores with the overall rating of 4.3 out of 5. Employees also rated Ames Department Stores 4.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 4.6 for Growth Opportunities and 4.3 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Ames Department Stores?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Ames Department Stores is a VP of Sales at $145,000 annually. Browse Ames Department Stores Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Ames Department Stores?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Ames Department Stores is a Assistant Resident Manager at $14,000 annually. Browse Ames Department Stores Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Ames Department Stores?

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

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