What do you like about working at Burlington Coat Factory?
"The people I work with and the support that they give me."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be honest about your abilities and shortcomings. The majority of your training is on the job, so don't feel bad if you don't meet all of the written qualifications. If you express a sincere desire to work and are willing to learn, you'll be just fine."
What don't you like about working at Burlington Coat Factory?
"The micro-management from the corporate/regional levels. They have us on such a short leash, it's unbelievable. The store managers are not allowed to run their stores. Everything we do is dictated to us and we'd better not deviate from policy, otherwise we risk losing our jobs. The cookie-cutter approach is not reasonable."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Store management is great. Corporate management needs to test the talents of its store managers and give them some flexibility to run their stores according to their markets. Every store is different."
What don't you like about working at Burlington Coat Factory?
"Their policies were not at all customer friendly and they gave their managers very little discretion to improve operations and therefore profitability."
What do you like about working at Burlington Coat Factory?
"I am doing accounting work that is my field. So I like this job and I am learning every day new things in accounting. I really enjoy this job."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"No, I do not have any tips for them, because whoever they hire they deserve this job."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Management are awesome. What they are doing for the store and making decisions I agree with them. So, I don't have any suggestion for them."
Burlington Coat Factory has an overall rating of 3.6 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 88 Burlington Coat Factory Review Ratings left anonymously by Burlington Coat Factory employees, which is 8% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 86% of employees would recommend working at Burlington Coat Factory.
Burlington Coat Factory 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. 19 Burlington Coat Factory employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Burlington Coat Factory Salaries by Job Title.
86% of employees would recommend working at Burlington Coat Factory with the overall rating of 3.6 out of 5. Employees also rated Burlington Coat Factory 3.4 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.1 for Rewards You Receive, 3.2 for Growth Opportunities and 3.5 for support you get.
According to our data, the highest paying job at Burlington Coat Factory is a Regional Vice President at $150,000 annually. Browse Burlington Coat Factory Salaries by Job Profile.
According to our data, the lowest paying job at Burlington Coat Factory is a Customer Service Assistant at $14,000 annually. Browse Burlington Coat Factory Salaries by Job Profile.
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Burlington Coat Factory to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.
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