Pros
I love the culture this company brings. I have never worked with so many wonderful people in my life. In order for you to succeed at Journeys, you have to work hard. The people that you work with are just as hard working. Team work is key for this job and I can definitely say I have built life long friendships. I "quit" the company about a year ago but somehow I couldn't seem to stay away. I loved the job it's self (because I love shoes and talking to people) but I also love and respect the people I work with. It's a great entry level management job. I learned so much about myself and how to manage a store and people. It's a great experience and will make you thankful for the little things in life.
Cons
The company over works their employees and under pays them. In the short year and a half I worked as a manager, I was forced to miss so many family functions and life events. I was lucky if I even got one day off work....Your life will be based around Journeys. You will work 70hour weeks and only make roughly $1500 paychecks every two weeks. For me, it sound great because who doesn't like walking away with that much money except when you break down how many hours your on your feet with no breaks? Definitely wasn't worth it for me. You only get 1 weeks paid vacation after you work a year. The turn over rate is extremely high so you are constantly understaffed. There was always to much stress on management. Store managers are not only in charge of scheduling, store maintenance, and hiring and firing staff, you are expected to maintain a personal sales goal that's usually higher than anyone else in the store because you are the one working the most. During the slow months, you will work 9-9 by yourself because the company will not allow you to staff anyone else.
