Great place to learn about the retail business - Sales Associate Neiman Marcus Employee Review

4.0
Aug 13, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pace is fast and everyone is busy all the time, which is a great thing. Working in a Neiman-Marcus store can give you both the knowledge of fashion, style, design and commerce, as well as the business world in general. There are good people to learn from, you just have to seek them out. Finally, this is hands-down the most diverse and interesting group of fellow employees I've ever worked with. I take a lot of pride in being part of a company that makes this a priority.

Cons

The company tells a "teamwork" story to it's employees, but this is really not accurate. This job is not for wallflowers. Getting trained in my department was negligible at best. Be prepared to hustle (not necessarily a bad thing), while avoiding the sales sharks. In sales, you are a lone wolf in a forest of hungry wolves. Be prepared for it, and don't get emotional.

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5.0
Mar 4, 2026
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Pros

* If you have an amazing team and management the day goes by fast. * Commission. * Easy to rely on foot traffic to meet goals. * If you ask for growth, they set thing ups that align with what you want, you just need to ask.

Cons

* If its slow, its SLOW. * There can be drama, it just depends on the department you're in.

2.0
May 31, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Relaxed dress code, decent hours (latest we close is 7pm),

Cons

Work-life balance is so bad. They basically require you to work off the clock too. Commission. After a year it's only commission. You will have to fight for customers and your money. Drama will co-workers will edibility come up. The commission percentage is slim 6-7 percent on clothing and 9 percentage on shoes. You also wont be paid doing any cleaning, stocking, processing returns, handling customer's issues, or properly setting up the store, which they require so much of. Returns affect you directly. People abuse returns way too often. You will have to stand on your feet way too much and they even get mad at you for slightly leaning on anything. They give you a work phone to constantly be texting people and sending them products. If you fall behind on this they will be so mad at you. sometimes you just don't want to be begging people to buy things. The metrics, stats, goals, and numbers they use too access our "productivity" does not accurately show the amount of effort you put in this job.

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