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4.8
Average Rating
(based on 2 May Department Stores Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.8
Growth Opportunities
4.8
People You Work With
4.8
Person You Work For
4.8
Rewards You Receive
4.6
Support You Get
4.8
Way You Work
4.7
Work Setting
4.8
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Distribution Clerk
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5 Company Culture 5 / 5
Way You Work 5 / 5
Area Sales Manager
Person You Work For 4.6 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 4.5 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.6 / 5
Company Culture 4.5 / 5 Way You Work 4.4 / 5
Sales Associate

"Hechts was one of my favorite places to work. If they re-opened their stores I would go back"

What do you like about working at May Department Stores?

"It was like being one big family working as a team to achieve the very best in customer service and sales."

Executive Secretary

"The company has gone out of buisness and is now Macy's"

What do you like about working at May Department Stores?

"working with people and enjoying the life of retail when I was younger was alot of fun and got great discounts on clothes and other merchandise."

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

"the company no longer exist"

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

"The hours were awful during the holidays."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Trust your employees when they tell you they would like more careet oppurtunities."

Senior QA Analyst

What do you like about working at May Department Stores?

"One of the best corporations in the world to work for"

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

"Be prepared to illustrate how your professional skills are a perfect match for the position your applying for."

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

"I have nothing negative to say"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to invest and support the professional development of their employees."

Director of Store Operations

"A strong company with good opportunities and structure"

What do you like about working at May Department Stores?

"I loved retail, people, and all I learned and was allowed to do...I felt encouraged and supported, and we did wonderful things because of it"

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

"know retail, and have good networks"

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

"still a mans world in many ways, but this was 10 years ago...."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"challenge the merchants and operators to move into the future with technology and be more open to change to better position the company for future growth and better profits"

General Manager

What do you like about working at May Department Stores?

"I love the people I work with."

General Manager

"EXCELLENT PLACE TO WORK OWNER LEFT TO TAKE CARE OF ILL PARENTS"

What do you like about working at May Department Stores?

"BUISNESS WAS GOOD AND IT WAS A FAMILY RUN BUSINESS THE OWNER WAS ALWAYS HAPPY AND I WAS WELL REWARDED FOR BEING THE TOP IN SALES 16 YRS RUNNING"

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

"NOTHING AT ALL IT WAS A GREAT JOB AND I MISS THOSE DAYS IN THE TV & APPLIANCE BUSINESS TODAY IT IS MUCH MORE COMPETATIVE & THE BIG BOX STORES HAVE PUT THE MOM & POPS OUT OF BUSINESS"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"THE OWNER PASSED AWAY AT 85 SO THE STORES ARE NOW CLOSED"

Analyst

What do you like about working at May Department Stores?

"There was some really bright talent there"

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

"Just be prepared and ask a lot of questions about what the teams of the people interviewing you do. They are the ones you will be working with."

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

"Some of the teams are closed minded to forward thinking. some of the manager are racist (as depiced by several laswuits) and I didn't get some projects because of my age (being one of the youngest people in the company)."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Retire some of the managers that are at retiring age and holding progress back."

Manager

What do you like about working at May Department Stores?

"Being my own boss."

Assistant Buyer

"Great opportunity until the company was bought out, laying off all employees."

Senior QA Analyst

"fun"

What do you like about working at May Department Stores?

"Location"

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

"I was a contractor."

May Department Stores Reviews FAQs

Is May Department Stores a good company to work for?

May Department Stores has an overall rating of 4.8 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 2 May Department Stores Review Ratings left anonymously by May Department Stores employees, which is 23% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at May Department Stores.

Does May Department Stores pay their employees well?

May Department Stores employees earn $31,000 annually on average, or $15 per hour, which is 53% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 0 May Department Stores employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find May Department Stores Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at May Department Stores?

100% of employees would recommend working at May Department Stores with the overall rating of 4.8 out of 5. Employees also rated May Department Stores 4.8 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.6 for Rewards You Receive, 4.8 for Growth Opportunities and 4.8 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at May Department Stores?

According to our data, the highest paying job at May Department Stores is a Senior Vice President at $200,000 annually. Browse May Department Stores Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at May Department Stores?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at May Department Stores is a Customer Sales Associate at $12,000 annually. Browse May Department Stores Salaries by Job Profile.

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

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

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