Mervyns Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Company no longer in existance."

What do you like about working at Mervyns?

"Wonderful Store Manager. Great management training program."

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

"Great company to work for. Unfortunately they have closed all of there stores."

What don't you like about working at Mervyns?

"Company filed Bankrupt."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Shorten Sales planning meetings."

What do you like about working at Mervyns?

"hours were good"

What don't you like about working at Mervyns?

"working weekends"

"People are Friendly"

What do you like about working at Mervyns?

"People are nice"

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

"Prepare for technical questions"

What don't you like about working at Mervyns?

"Unstable company"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide better benefits"

"Well Mervynn's is out of business now but the benefits could have been better."

What do you like about working at Mervyns?

"The people, and interaction with customers."

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

"Out of business"

What don't you like about working at Mervyns?

"The atmosphere"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Watch the employees a little more closely"

"I sincerily enjoyed working for Mervyn's as a retail assitant and I also helped uload packacges from shipment trucks."

What do you like about working at Mervyns?

"It was a great job until it shut down."

What don't you like about working at Mervyns?

"I enjoyed it very much."

"Because I was new, I got the latest hours and did not get home until 2:00 am."

What do you like about working at Mervyns?

"I was seasonal only, but it was something new to learn and I enjoyed ringing up the sales."

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

"No. They went out of business."

What don't you like about working at Mervyns?

"Everyone does not get 40 hours a week."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"My supervisor could have been a little more diplomatic."

What do you like about working at Mervyns?

"The fact they had great pricing, quality items, knowledgeable staff, employee appreciation and royalty along with be known as a neighborhood store. Until about 6yrs ago"

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

"Yes, its going to be hard to interview with this company when they are out of BUSINESS!!!!!Also remember they started ONLY management with degrees so it you had worked your way through the ranks for 20-25yrs it did matter. Best part the degree could be in anything: Dramatic Arts, Agriculture and so forth. Wonder if they realized what they did to their company and loyal employee's.........so were lifers 25-40yrs with the company when it went under........hhhuuuuummmmm"

What don't you like about working at Mervyns?

"The office Politics and Lazy management when store hours were cut to a minimum. The general unknowledgeable, sarcastic, and unprofessional individual managers coming out of college that had know understanding of how to run a sales floor much less a well trained crew and treat them with dignity or respects...........and I was once one of their manager. Department wise and assistant manager through out various stores in the valley...."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try adhering to the guideline and criteria of the company on a regular basis and not just when they feel like it.Remember without your loyal employee's working the floor you wouldn't of had a job in the first place.Meaning treat them with respect,professionalism, and understanding.As a very old saying goes you get more with honey than you do with vinegar...Besides they ARE CLOSED NOW"

"It was great while it lasted but Mervyns met the perfect storm for corporate distruction."

What do you like about working at Mervyns?

"I could really make a difference unfortuately my contribution was not enough to save them."

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

"No, because they no longer exist."

What don't you like about working at Mervyns?

"Too many people were not nearly committed enough to their job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't let yourself become vulnerable to corporate raiders."

"Fair and true."

What do you like about working at Mervyns?

"Well it was a fun place to work. Great teamwork and team building excersises. Held monthly meeting to ensure all management was on the same page. You could always ask questions and without being afraid of what others would think."

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

"Customer service starts with a smile."

What don't you like about working at Mervyns?

"They went out of business."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Good luck finding another job :("

What do you like about working at Mervyns?

"I lovce working with people/customer service"

What don't you like about working at Mervyns?

"it just a seasonal kind of job."

What do you like about working at Mervyns?

"the customers and working as a team"

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

"watch your back"

What don't you like about working at Mervyns?

"the overnighters we had to work the mardetas systems.in others words if managment liked you youll recive a raise.which was sad for thorws of that worked so hard and not given correct was do."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"think before they react not to harass teammenbers as watching to see every little thing thats done so that theyll have a reason to write us up so that well they can term your employment"

"it was a two month, going-out-of-business, opportunity...that I wished I'd discovered sooner"

What do you like about working at Mervyns?

"the management staff I worked with were supportive, they recognized and appreciated effort and associate input"

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

"make the most of this opportunity to learn retail"

What don't you like about working at Mervyns?

"that they tolerated too much horsing around and unattentive, unprofessional, activity (or lack thereof)..."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"tighten up on, and develope, a more professional standard..."

"Develop & communicate company guidelines/standards to team members in 266 stores"

What do you like about working at Mervyns?

"Brand Name"

What don't you like about working at Mervyns?

"Out of Business"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"should not have partnered with Target."

"closed !"

What do you like about working at Mervyns?

"work hard, get paid for it."

"company went out of bussiness"