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The first week I was there was fine. Everyone was nice to me and the managers really didnt pay much attention to me. I was hired to work in the juniors department. My first day on the floor, I was on my own, no one trained me. I had to figure out what to do all on my own, and I was doing a good job. Then little by little things started sucking really bad. Instead of just working in the juniors department suddenly i was working three departments! Three! To one person! I dont know if you have ever been to a Kohls but the customers have no respect for the store, they leave piles and piles of clothing in the fitting rooms. That is 3 fitting rooms full of clothing that needs to be sorted through and put away, on top of all that you are responsible for providing excellence in customer service, so while you are trying to get your work done, about every few mins a customer is needing your attention. You also have to make sure all the folds are done and the department looks good. All this is fine if you are doing one department! I would be working the hardest I've ever worked trying and giving my 100 percent, and I still would be displeasing someone. The managers would either be ignoring my presence or complaining about something. At Kohls no matter what you do it is going to need to be re done in about ten minutes because customers are constantly messing up what you just fixed, which is understandable, but we were always under staffed so it made it hard to get everything done. Another thing that bothered me when I worked there is the schedule's! One day I would be working untill 1 a.m. and the next day I would have to be into work again at 8 a.m. giving me only time to sleep and go to work. They are horrbile to their employees! They dont care about you because you are dispensible to them, they could find someone new to do your job in five minutes, because of the economy. Kohls is an evil company, I dont reccomend working there or shopping there. They are constantly tricking you into thinking they are giving you a good deal when in reality you aren't, you could probably get the same shirt in a week from that store at 60 percent less then you spent when they sent you a coupon! They pretend to be a great company but they aren't. Working for them was the most horrible experience of my life. To top everthing off I was forced to quit by them, and I am pretty sure that is agaisnt the law. I worked so so so hard for them, I tried my best everyday and I think I was a very good employee, I feel like I was some kind of threat to them. The managers pullled me aside handed me a piece of paper and told me to write down that I was putting in my two weeks notice and to sign it. They told me that if I didnt do that then they were just going to fire me anyway, they tried to tell me that retail isnt for everyone and blah blah blah. I have no kind words to say about those people or the company itself. Dont work there!
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Great place with lots of opportunity. I really love it here!
$7.50 an hour.
It's a fast growing company so there is a lot of opportunity here but they run their stores very lean with a small staff and a few managers. This is a normal part of their business plan so there is often not enough staff and this makes it difficult to meet goals. There definitely is a lot of pressure to meet your goals.
Apart from the above, the culture of the store will come down to the tone set by the store manager. Some store managers work on the floor with the staff some you hardly see. Some are great at team building while others just ride you. Overall I think it's a good company but you have to be willing to do twice the work of a normal person.
My Salary is 43,000. Benefits are good plus you get a merchandise discount.