No work/life balance at corporate - Anonymous employee Ross Stores Employee Review

2.0
Aug 25, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good location, fun team events (very rarely), some recognition.

Cons

Absolutely no work/life balance. Managers are expected to work 60hrs/wk. Benefits are minimal and expensive for this size company. Anything below manager, pay is lower in comparison to the same positions in the area. Corporate has lots of politics, mostly hires from the outside, and general unwritten rule for associate level (below mgr) is you have to be with the company for 5 years to get some kind of promotion. Generally, people are overworked and unhappy. Even most loyal people with 10+ years of experience are leaving.

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