Former Store Manager - Store Manager Men's Wearhouse Employee Review

1.0
12 Mar 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent pay for the work.....if you are on the sales side

Cons

Where do I begin here? Let's start with the tuxedo rental side. If this is your first or second job, or you are working part time while you are at school then this is a decent place to work.....right up until prom season. Under no circumstances should anyone take the formalwear manager position until they restructure pay. That position is a con in every aspect of the word. I started with the company at the time of the JAB buyout. Every cut they made after that acquisition had a negative impact on Mens Wearhouse. I watched a great company slowly disfigure itself in an effort to "save" a sinking ship. The employees were the first to feel the pain, and now the customers are starting to feel it as many of their top talent on the store levels have bailed. If you want to work for this company as a salesperson, then this job can be good. It depends on your manager. If you are interested in management, don't waste your time. Definitely do not look into managing a location in an area where there are not any other Mens Wearhouse locations close. They simply do not care about these stores. The upper management structure is a joke. They have regional managers with too large of a territory, and no district managers to help them manage it. Apparently it is also impossible to get fired from this company. I can't even count the number of stories I have about employees committing violations that should have resulted in immediate termination that are not only still with the company, but back in management positions. It may be a great company again, but not anytime soon.

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Pros

great employees and environment if you like talking to people

Cons

the rental system is a bit tough

3.0
8 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

When I was here the discount was still mostly okay (went from 60% and 70% during the holidays to 55-65%), and you had the option to essentially put items on layaway out of your check, so you didn't have to have the total up front to be able to build a professional wardrobe if you were a male employee. The environment was chill and laid back in stores not operating on a cutthroat commission pay structure, at least back then. Most employees not in major cities were college-aged kids or just graduated, looking for part time work who could get along well. The duties were easy 95% of the time. Good training opportunities for management.

Cons

I started here when George was just getting pushed out. Several of the key draws/benefits were either shrunk or taken away after George left. The discount was reduced, the employee holiday parties went away (at least for some stores) and the employee clubhouse was taken away.

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