Pros
The employee discount is really the only real benefit of working for Macy's unless you can't find work elsewhere.
Cons
I've worked in various technology organizations for some time now, and Macy's has to be the absolute worst I've seen (and that's saying something). Unfortunately leadership has absolutely no clear direction, and is a perfect example of the blind leading the blind. Staffing is basically a H-1B mill, where the vast majority of "engineers" are from India and have very little, if any, appreciable or relevant technical experience. Most are too afraid to speak up in fear of losing their visas, can't (or don't) think for themselves and need to be spoon fed every step to execute their basic job functions effectively (and even then the work done is questionable), and no one seems to care about quality and/or efficiency. Very few best practices are actually followed at Macy's, and when there are outages, leadership pontificates among themselves and genuinely seems baffled as to why there are stability issues in the environment. The benefits are horrible which is why the internal recruiters won't provide you with any information prior to receiving an offer. Medical is essentially the bare minimums, meaning all the plans are expensive and/or have high deductible, there's no vision coverage, and what the medical plans do cover is limited. The matching on the 401(k) is below average based on my previous work experience, and PTO doesn't roll over (unless you're a California employee). Oh, and you have to be with the company for 3 months before you get any benefits, and I think the 401(k) doesn't start until a year after your start date. All in all, if you're low skilled and want to skate by, Macy's is the place for you. Otherwise, I'd pass on even considering working for the company unless you enjoy being constantly frustrated by working in a dysfunctional mess with an absolutely terrible corporate culture.
