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Surprise Corporate Visits in Feb to catch lazy managers in action
supposedly they are trying to catch the lazy managers in action, there have been so many complaints about this. so they are going to certain stores they believe have these managers, i am sure they will catch a few sitting down , on their phones, ... — read more
Gaslighting Definition: does this apply to Belk?
Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse that makes you question your beliefs and perception of reality. It can occur in personal, romantic, in the workplace, or social situations. Someone who is gaslighting might: Insist you said or did things you... — read more
Our store has minimal employees but store Manager still threatens to fire people
Our horrible morning meetings consist of the store manager yelling at us about credit, emails, Sales numbers, and customer service. Every morning, the same thing. Yet they sit in the office doing the bare minimum. They also threatened us saying the... — read more
Hate to be a broken record…
…but just freaking leave. It’s liberating. You’d be surprised at how well the skills you don’t think that you have transfer to entirely different careers. CAREERS, not jobs. You don’t have to work holidays and weekends. You don’t have to go in on... — read more
Thank god it is over
Inventory is finally over. Tommorow I can actually eat breakfast and lunch. Did everyone have to work over 9 hours every day with snacks and a 15 min break?
all 290 belk stores do inventory on same day, same areas?
So, I worked for Sears until 2015, right before sears started the closure of many stores, all stores had to complete the same inventory on the same day, and that had never happened before, all stores had to do home and garden, then automotive, then... — read more
Executive Teams
I hear Executive leaders will be surprise touring a few stores mid Feb. Any idea which stores??
What are you hiding sycamore?
If belk is doing well and not in debt like the p, why not release how much Belk made and what their profits are? What are you hiding Sycamore? What is the big secret? We will give you a generous 7 working days to release basic financials to your... — read more
Why makes Associates do inventory?
I heard Belk has their own associates do inventory. Does anyone know why that is? Cheap labor, or are they afraid if they hire an outside company, they can’t “cook the books” ? Anyone have any ideas?
HR is non existent at Belk, most workers have no support at all
Before belk was sold, HR would be audited to make sure schedules were out on time, payroll was correct, schedules were fair, schedules matched time cards, vacation time was approved on time, but that’s all gone now.
Spring Refresh
New spring product and floor set looks great! Visual and product is so fresh and will definitely drive business!! Go Belk!
Managers told to "Shame" or "Guilt" workers who test positive or are exposed to covid
Employees that are sick are now being scolded for calling in sick. Managers are told to make associates uncomfortable for calling in. This is beyond reckless and shows what a horrible company this is. Managers cannot discipline associates for this... — read more
Working with COVID is so irresponsible
A colleague who was positive didn't come to work for ten days and is now here again. I heard he is still positive even though he feels good. Is it possible that people are so irresponsible and have no empathy for other people or is he simply afraid... — read more
Don’t lie to workers, tell the truth Ruth!
Hello, I was an STM at Belk until late 2020. Rumors were swirling around about Belk’s bleak financial situation.They told us to pretend everything was just fine. Not to address any questions about Belk’s chapter 11 with associates and... — read more
Belk’s debt still nearly $1.5 billion, yes billion with a “B”
Belk’s debt load even after Feb 2021’s one day chapter 11 bankruptcy is unsustainably high, a massive $1.5 billion, which was brought on by (let’s be clear executives) NOT by Covid. The bankruptcy only shed $450 million in debt, Experts say that this... — read more
Store closing announcements
When do we usually hear about closing stores for the year? Is it in January or sometime later?
Belk is not a mirror of the entire retail industry
__I know a few people who are looking for a job outside of this industry after having a bad experience at Belk. I don’t know why but people are starting to identify Belk with the industry itself? There is no ideal company for sure, but there are... — read more
Severance pay
I am mentally preparing to hear the news of my store closing. At the moment, it is very likely that this will happen. That is why I am increasingly interested in the details of severance pay. Hopefully, there have been no changes in severance... — read more
Please for the love of god, put Belk out of its misery
After the thousands of employee complaints, customer complaints, associates quitting, managers quitting, executives quitting, lawsuits, bankruptcy, claims of racism, se-ual harassment, age descrimination, shady business deals, not paying vendors and... — read more
belk not following covid/cdc guidelines putting employees at risk!
lots of stores with positive cases are not alerting their staff, this is dangerous and selfish of belk. all they are about is money.
INVENTORY schedule for managers is CRAZY!
I have to close the store, be back at 3AM, work a ten hour shift, go home for five hours, then be back at 5 to close the store again. This is not gonna happen. store manager needs to pick up the slack. I’m gonna quit!
3am inventory schedule after closing
This is bs and I guarantee there will be several callouts. Im definitely gonna be one
Constantly being called in on my days off
This is literally driving me crazy! I can’t wait to become unavailable forever for this company. Until then I am available for Belk even my days off. I guess I'm not the only one, but I really don't know how to position myself. I have kids and I... — read more
Curious...
Just wondering...does Belk still use it's own employees to conduct inventory? This was one of the many mo--nic policies that contributed to walking out 3 years ago. BTW - 9+ year employee $9.45 per hour
What’s happened to old girl Lisa Harper?
old Lisa has been very quiet since she took her new made up position. What has she been up to?
Trussville,Al
Our Restrooms are closed for a least a month, sewer line broke, we have to go to other stores or restaurants to use theirs, dont complain it can also get worse, like we have it
Belk is not the first company to be destroyed by greed
It would be easier for me to work in a company that is doing badly, which could not provide higher pay to employees, but in which leadership is better and has some vision for the benefit of both the company and employees in the future. However, when... — read more
How is Belk doing? If sales are up, where is all the $$$ going?? Into who's pocket....let me guess.....
If a business is doing well, the owners do not keep the financials a secret. If a business is doing well, the owners give the employees a bonus to show appreciation. If a business is doing well, owners invest in the company and improve the image of... — read more
Doing jobs you didn't apply for
I'm pretty new here and I'm still only doing the job I applied for. Many here say they do a lot of jobs for which they didn't apply for. +++++ It would be interesting to hear what are the jobs that people do here in addition to the one they were... — read more
Belk’s upper echelon of management admit “one belk” is a catastrophic failure
Don’t expect this to be relayed to store level workers or even store level managers, but the higher ups at Belk have admitted that the “one belk” strategy and uninspiring new design of stores has proven to be a major failure. However, Sycamore does... — read more
Internet trolls, racists, and no mods.
I'm gone. Stay safe, be well, and enjoy the Holidays.
“About Belk”
Y’all ever read the About Belk section on this site? Seems a little outdated 😂 Upscale, family owned, 2008 revenue… About Belk: Belk, Inc. is a large US Based upscale department store chain. It is the nation's largest family owned and operated... — read more
5,000 seasonal employees
Since someone here has mentioned hiring more than 5,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees to fill sales, beauty and operational positions, lets discuss it. Do you think Belk has really hired so many employees? I don't. I don't think even... — read more
What is Belk’s target customer?
Age, race, income, education level? Any guesses? Anyone? anyone? Bueller. Bueller. Bueller. Bueller.
Union at Belk, all employees should join!
Employees are forming a union soon at Belk, Lots are talking about it, more details to follow.........
the elephant in the room
If a company is not addressing the elephant in the room, it’s time to move on. Everyone knows there is a BIG elephant in the room with Belk.