Terrible Job - Retail Merchandiser Hallmark Employee Review

1.0
Jan 21, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Pros Somewhat flexible hours, mostly independent work

Cons

Low pay, ridiculous expectations, high learning curve, very little support. Physically demanding job, tedious beyond imagination, hours around holidays are outrageous. Displays are very difficult to put together. No financial incentive for doing a good job. Never enough hours to accomplish the expected tasks, yet RMs are constantly criticized for taking longer than allotted hours. Still, management expects each store to be”retail-ready.” One of the most frustrating and unsatisfying jobs i’ve ever had! I would recommend avoiding it all costs,

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Hallmark Response
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Thanks for the feedback - we're glad to see that your work and flexibility are identified as positive aspects to working at Hallmark! We're sorry to hear you don't feel similarly about your pay and hours. We will take your feedback and share it with the appropriate team. Best of luck in your future endeavors.

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Cons

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