Good place to work, Growth depnds on department - Anonymous employee DSW Employee Review

4.0
Apr 15, 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

DSW was an exciting place to work. For the most part, people in each department shared a common vision. Hard work is expected as with most places, but they do appreciate a work/life balance. The pay was okay and most managment was appraochable.

Cons

Career growth really depended on your department. If you work in buying, marketing or IT you will have opportunites to advance. Other departments like store ops or HR you didnt see alot of movement.

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Cons

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Pros

This is definitely one of the better retail jobs I've worked. None of the tasking is particularly difficult. The environment of the store largely depends on your managers, and the management team at my store have been amazing.

Cons

Constant cuts to labor budget make it hard to get anything done. A lot of stores are running on barebones staffing, and the pressure to get everything done accumulates fast. Corporate isn't any better or worse than any other retail company, but I'd wish they'd take into more consideration what the stores need to succeed. Sometimes the pressure to meet KPI's (conversion, VIP, Imbox, etc) can be heavy, however it's better than working at a place that makes you pitch a credit card.

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