TJ Maxx reviews

So many. Managers did not communicate well with each other, communication between employees was bad, and there was no real training on the job. Everyone is too busy to answer questions. It was very, "Why aren't you finished with this task we never told you existed? Are you stupid?" This could be specific to my location, but I doubt it. Because it seemed like the main problem was that the managers were being over-worked and under-appreciated, so they treated employees badly as a result. Nobody was happy to be there. Also, there is lots of propaganda, which is shady. They show a series of DVDs during training, and one of them is about how it's bad for employees to join unions. Without explaining what a union is, they show a series of actors in TJ Maxx/Marshall's/Homegoods uniforms saying how unions would disrupt the "TJX family", and one woman says something to the effect of "I joined a union at my last job, and all they did was take my money, they didn't help us." They give the obligatory "you are allowed to join a union" sentence while implying that you really shouldn't. That is manipulative, and not cool. I feel like there is mutual disrespect between corporate and in-store employees. Corporate expects too much from the lower level employees and is unhappy when they don't comply, lower level employees resent corporate because they are the ones making their jobs (more) difficult. That isn't a fact, but that is the impression I got. Everyone other cashier or inventory person I talked about wanting to quit. I left after three weeks and have zero regrets. Now I have a job where I don't get through every shift by fantasizing about quitting.

The job pays pennies. This is one of the lowest paying jobs I ever had the displeasure of working for. Hours will get cut if you do not sell enough credit cards. One week you’ll have 35 hours next week only 12 then week after that you’ll get 6 hours. Managers stand behind you the entire 8 hour shift at cash register telling you to sell more credit cards. If you sell enough credit cards they treat you like a queen and you’re allowed to do whatever you want. Meaning not doing your job, leaving a mess behind for other workers to clean because you are the credit card champion. You can be amazing in your department but if you aren’t selling credit cards you will have your hours cut and they will keep hiring more and more people and giving your hours to them instead. Also certain mangers have zero people skills, they’re either really young coordinators or their above that. And they have a temper problem. If I’m honest I felt too old being there, almost like a babysitter half the time. A lot of the folks they hire are High School kids working their first job, while complaining they don’t want to be there and hiding in the dressing room so they can scroll on their phones. Or they’re older and don’t even need the job, just working to get out the house. It’s not a job for young adults looking to make actual income.