New hiring guidelines for my store Part time flex only, Maxed at 12 hours a week $11 starting pay, Is this at most small and medium doors?

All they are doing is trying to impress associates and store managers with these ‘golden store’ shenanigans. I keep hearing them say everyday they put $500,000 into my golden store. almost like they are trying to impress us by saying that. All they... — read more 

Focus on making select stores fantastic (those golden stores) will be futile unless you allocate more time for employees to deliver outstanding customer service experiences, cut back on FRIVOLOUS EXPENSES like visits and frequent conferences and... — read more 

Is anyone concerned about the constant parade of store managers going through some stores.

we are told not to hire anyone until further notice

Various regions have seen a mass exodus of store level management and regional level leadership since December 2023. Belk is struggling to fill positions across all areas. It’s a sign something is terribly wrong.

Has anyone here had a visit and been told they will be given more hours and everything is going well, only to have payroll hours cut a few weeks after the visit ???🤷‍♀️

How are yall getting by? My check isn't anywhere near enough atp😥😥

what makes a store a 'golden store'? just wondering...

There is hardly any foot traffic in our store. Only 49 people entered the store yesterday and foot traffic is down 68%. Hours cut to under 700.

Well our fiscal year is about to come to a close What problems do you foresee at Belk in 2024?

Belk is being sued over credit card applications, employee job requirements, scheduling, and discriminatory practices. Big changes to come.

Any other full time associates being scheduled 28 hours a week instead of 35?

A belk store manager was fired yesterday after admitting to adjusting associate time cards by deducting or adding breaks when the associate didn’t take one. The manager would adjust on the Sunday or Monday before payday, so many associates didn’t... — read more 

How hard is it to make the connection between employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction? Angry and dissatisfied employees lead to angry and dissatisfied customers, which leads to lost sales, which then leads to reduced profit. Results are... — read more 

Belk is still struggling nearly 4 years since Covid Shutdown in March 2020. Stores are operating with minimal coverage, limited fitting rooms open, two or three people closing, limited back of house (truck, dock team).. no cash registers open... — read more 

rumors swirling that don hendricks will step down soon

When all the knowledge is gone, does the house fold?

countless associates have claimed their pto balances are incorrect some say time will vanish overnight, and some are not getting the pto hours they should get some associates end up with lots of hours at the end of the year only to have those hours... — read more 

beware that belk is trying to play mind games with managers we were told that we are fast track to getting more money for store renovations as we are now a 'golden store' however, no money for pay increase or hiring in fact, hours have gone down... — read more 

Payroll hours cut Associates sent Home Two weeks before Christmas Unloading truck with just one person What's going on here?

There are a staggering amount of posts and threads that are being removed from this site. If you see something that you view to be of importance, screen shot it.

Short-term businesses are those that are designed to operate for a limited period of time, typically less than a year. These businesses are often created to take advantage of a specific opportunity or to meet a particular need. They can be a great... — read more 

2 weeks before Christmas and they are cutting hours. We barely have staff covering registers, trucks not being unloaded, everyone pulled to do fulfillment. Absolutely crazy!!

Just got word that I have another job! Cannot wait to get away from Belk.

Foot traffic at our location has dropped significantly - and this is in the middle of the holiday season. I'm now petrified that this will be the last nail in the box and we'll be closing sometime next year. There's very little reason to keep us open... — read more 

Have you heard of Quiet Firing? Quiet Firing happens when managers allow employees to have truly toxic or miserable experiences as a way to squeeze them it. It's a form of gaslighting. This is happening at Belk, and most people are not aware that... — read more 

The national average for a blue collar employee in the United States is $60,000 per year or $25-$35 per hour, Belk’s average worker earns 50% less than the national average. BELK IS EXPLOITING WORKERS. FIGHT FOR A LIVING WAGE.

Short-term businesses are those that are designed to operate for a limited period of time, typically less than a year. These businesses are often created to take advantage of a specific opportunity or to meet a particular need. They can be a great... — read more 

This page has been flooded with incoherent, nonsensical posts about Belk and Belk’s leadership, most posts are true and helpful but in recent months a large number of posts have been written in broken English by what appears to be the same person... — read more 

Closing tonite with just 3 people. Unsafe and belk needs to do better.

Yes, Belk su-ks. But please, show me a retailer that is treating its employees better. You can't. Even those that are recording much, much better results than us are treating their employees like cr-p. The only way to escape this he-l is to leave... — read more 

I’m waiting for this to happen at Belk…. Two months before all Toys R Us were liquidated, Toys R us execs hosted a manager engagement meeting and they spent a whole day telling us how good we were doing, people got phony awards, everything was... — read more 

Belk’s 2023 Black Friday has proven to be a dismal failure. Stores down significantly, customer satisfaction at an all time low, merchandise assortment described as lackluster, and promotional events cancelled to increase an already eroding bottom... — read more 

what are the signs that a store manager is about to get fired? Supposedly our store manager is on the brink of getting fired

———just so you know Belk’s powers that be read each and every comment on here and some comments are so spot on that they can’t even come up with a comment to fire back at the original post with———- Just keep doing what you all are doing…..and if you... — read more 

If you are selected as a high potential leader in your store chances are you are a glorified stock person/run around and do everything like a chicken with your head cut off…. Comment below if this is true