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On average, employees at Famous Footwear give their company a 4.1 rating out of 5.0 - which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Famous Footwear employees are Assistant Managers submitting an average rating of 5.0 and Store Managers with a rating of 3.5.

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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 12 Famous Footwear Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.3
Growth Opportunities
3.7
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
4.1
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.3
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"I've worked for famous footwear since 2007. In just this amount of time I've grown from a part time associate to an assistant manager. There's so much room for growth. They help pay for schooling. I always feel at home with the awesome team we have. Famous footwear also donates to March of Dimes."
Posted 9 years ago in North Port, FL
Famous Footwear Employee

"Great to work for and learn from."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Famous Footwear Employee

"Famous Footwear was a great company I work for. They taught me a lot and gave the tool and experience to learn and harness my craft. They have great programs that help you excel and show your potential. Overall Famous Footwear cares about the employees and make sure that your ready for the future."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.1
Famous Footwear (17)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Vineyard Vines (5)
2.3 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Tilly's (7)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (3,094)
Assistant Manager

"I've worked for famous footwear since 2007. In just this amount of time I've grown from a part time associate to an assistant manager. There's so much room for growth. They help pay for schooling. I always feel at home with the awesome team we have. Famous footwear also donates to March of Dimes."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Associate Manager

What do you like about working at Famous Footwear?

"it gave me the knowledge and experience in client communications"

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

"if you like retail, this place is for you as that's what they care for"

What don't you like about working at Famous Footwear?

"no benefits, vacation, unfriendly employer, harsh conditions to work under"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"higher base pay, benefits for non store managers, more available funds to get better hours"

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Salesperson

"This was my first job ever. I really enjoyed it."

What do you like about working at Famous Footwear?

"My coworkers and managers were all very nice which made work easier and stress free."

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

"As always, dress nice and be determined. Don't be shy."

What don't you like about working at Famous Footwear?

"I can't really think of anyhting I didn't like. This was my first job so it was all new to me."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management was a little disorganized. It would be better if schedules were given out earlier."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Manager
Person You Work For 2.6 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 3.2 / 5
Support You Get 3.2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.2 / 5
Company Culture 3.6 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Store Manager

What do you like about working at Famous Footwear?

"The people and the merchandise as well as the growth while employeed"

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

"Ask how many hours your store runs on and what the break down looks like in schedules for you. New sales model is called C4 and is all about relationships from employee and customer"

What don't you like about working at Famous Footwear?

"Payroll. Minimal stores get 130 hours and this is with a store manager. To make this work, most days the opening manager is alone until 2 o'clock and most lunch breaks are on clock or aloow single coverage again."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be prepared to learn to hold your bladder and not take breaks."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Store Clerk
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.6 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.2 / 5
Company Culture 4.3 / 5 Way You Work 3.5 / 5
Sales Associate
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.1 / 5 Work Setting 4.1 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.3 / 5
Company Culture 3.6 / 5 Way You Work 3.2 / 5
Manager

"I enjoyed working at Famous Footwear."

Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.7 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.7 / 5
Store Manager
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3.9 / 5
Chef
Person You Work For 4.6 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.6 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Assistant Manager

"Managing a team of 4 employees to assist customers, clean up the store, and plan for season floor layouts."

Sales Associate

"Fun"

What do you like about working at Famous Footwear?

"Meeting new people, helping customers with suggestions on what they were looking for. My Co-workers."

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

"Be prepared to unpack stock & do a lot of shifting of prodcut. when the new stock comes need need to move that in frount & move old back."

What don't you like about working at Famous Footwear?

"Clean up after customers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, I had great managers"

Assistant Manager

"exciting place to work!"

What do you like about working at Famous Footwear?

"fun and challenging"

Famous Footwear Reviews FAQs

Is Famous Footwear a good company to work for?

Famous Footwear has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 12 Famous Footwear Review Ratings left anonymously by Famous Footwear employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at Famous Footwear.

Does Famous Footwear pay their employees well?

Famous Footwear 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. 3 Famous Footwear employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Famous Footwear Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Famous Footwear?

100% of employees would recommend working at Famous Footwear with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated Famous Footwear 4.3 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.7 for Rewards You Receive, 3.7 for Growth Opportunities and 4.1 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Famous Footwear?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Famous Footwear is a Buyer at $131,000 annually. Browse Famous Footwear Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Famous Footwear?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Famous Footwear is a Sales Representative at $15,000 annually. Browse Famous Footwear Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Famous Footwear?

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

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