H&M reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(17,376 total reviews)
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Daniel Erver

63% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

H&M has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 17,376 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The H&M employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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17K reviews
2.0
May 6, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

There is a 25% discount for employees, if you consider that to be important. The pay is also rather decent for a retail job. There are incentives for beating monthly sales goals.

Cons

In my store particularly, there is NO communication between management and the visuals, management and sales advisors...and, in fact, there really is no communication amongst the managers themselves. They threaten you with termination even if you have a legitimate reason for calling out of work. They tell you that they "believe in people", but then they hold it over your head if you are accidentally late for work. Management is notorious for showing favoritism to specific employees and leaving everyone else to fend for themselves. Department managers spend more time changing what their subordinates have done in their respective concepts/departments than they spend working on their own tasks. NO ONE follows the daily breakdown sheet, so if you're scheduled for time in your department, forget about it....especially if the managers' pet is working. There is no such thing as openness or equality at H&M...no matter how much you'd like to believe it.

3.0
Apr 25, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits compared ton other retailer, and most of co-workers are unitive, cuz the managers are usually not nice. errrr, i think, that'all??!!!

Cons

really hard work, and it seems you'd better not expect a relaxing day! you have to work late to finish all the work, actually you can't finish them at all, never, ever! there's rare motivation towards the sales advisor, little praise and encourage.

4.0
Apr 15, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

25% discount Most of my co-workers were nice and I became friends with a lot of them. Not confined to one room for the entire day, was scheduled to work cashier, then fitting room, then sales floor so work was never boring and I always had something to do. Pretty lenient dress code, could wear almost anything I wanted to work. Better pay than most other retailers around. Benefits for part time employees and full time employees. You get to see the new shipment before anyone else and can keep up with the latest styles. Hour lunch break and two ten minute breaks for 6+ hour shifts.

Cons

Super strict with attendance, even when I called in ahead of time and had a valid excuse for being late. Would give a write up/warning for being one minute late. Managers rarely give incentives/praise to sales associates. Hours are not definite and are always changing. Only one ten minute break for 5 hour shifts. Would not always grant time off, and was often difficult to switch shifts with another co-worker.

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