Its not family owned anymore

The new catchphrase at belk is “you can quit if you want anytime” and “get on the bus, or get off the bus” Well if the bus is about to have a head on collision with a brick wall, I think I should get off, don’t you?

Lisa, Where are the yearly reviews supposedly completed when stores were closed for covid? why no raises for meeting or exceeding sales goals last year? Any comments? Hello..... you there??? Hello?? Crickets........

Dear Lisa, Hope all is well with you, while Belk is a mess, I hope you are enjoying working from your palatial lakefront mansion. we are just slaving at the stores with no raise for $11 hr, well if you read this please comment to let us know... — read more 

The problems are multiple: The pay is horrible! Most associates make less than $10/hr and get less than 30 hrs a week. We were told all evaluations were completed while the stores were closed (but we’re not allowed to see them, which is... — read more 

Has anyone heard about a lawsuit some ex managers and associates were trying to put together? Possibly age discrimination?

Yes it's true. People are scared frustrated and want to be told what's going on.

Its the worst run Co. Ive ever worked for. The managers play favorites and gossip, when the DTL visits shes degrading and disrepectful.... HR mrg. Is the worst manager I have ever worked with, so many people have quit because of Her... Their sales... — read more 

Normally on webpages like this people gossip and tell lies and half truths, but everything I’ve read so far on here is 100% true

They never include Belk in the list of stores that are in jeopardy. They must keep the a tight lip at corporate.

hi guys, I’m a manager, things at Belk we’re bad before Covid-19, and now it is hanging on by a thread. If anyone tells you Belk is doing well, they are flat out lying to you. Most Belk stores are down, some down exponentially, and some are “up”... — read more 

This 17 percent increase in retail is definitely not reflected in our store. We have half as many customers as we usually do, and that's on a good day! I thought this was a coronavirus-related thing but now I'm starting to wonder if this could be an... — read more 

Retail didn't suffer as much as was expected. Up 17% in may.

Seems like a hiring freeze, while Harper, Hendricks, Hawkins, Riggs & Patel are at home and radio silent. have any of them been inside a store since March? I doubt it. Complete madness!!

Any store managers, STM’s, jumping ship Out there? Are you giving a two week notice or just getting out Before it topples? Just wondering.

When asked about all these rumors, complaints, concerns, manager states “that’s the first I’ve heard of this”, I had to laugh...

This place s—s. Even though our store is very busy it is falling apart at the seams. Employees are overworked, stressed, and pulled in every direction due to One Belk. Tasks can only be halfway completed or not at all. You can see the... — read more 

Are you out there? just post a silly response so we know you’re ok

I can’t believe anyone would tolerate working for a company if it’s this bad, however I realize most people are either stuck, or for some other reason can’t get something better. Even Macy’s and JC Penney are not this bad, and they are also in poor... — read more 

Almost everything is 70% off, they are just cleaning house because no new merchandise is comming in. this is like the bargain basement.

Our location has no new product, empty racks. Even the customers say we are going out of business. the writing is on the wall and crystal clear.

Why are you hiding? Why are you not talking? you can’t stay silent forever!

Some of these brainwashed dumb a– managers remind me the men who played the violin in titanic as the ship sank. Belk is sinking at a rapid pace and they are still telling us the company is doing great and exceeding all sales goals!!

Now all associates are assessed on the total store. this is a way for Belk to cut pay, because, Guess what? Your store will NEVER make it’s goals. belk corporate and sycamore will make sure of that! then belk will offer no raise, or worse they will... — read more 

three managers (all from our district) all showed up at a job interview for a local business which was just posted online, if that does not say something is going on, nothing will!!

my daughter works at Belk and left when she was told she can’t use the restroom, she would have to wait, while the manager was sitting on her big butt eating cake.

"The buyout shop is known for its aggressive investing style. Sycamore acquired Staples in 2017 for $6.9 billion. Roughly two years later, in 2019, Staples sold debt to refinance existing borrowings, but also to pay a $1 billion dividend to Sycamore... — read more 

You'd think that someone from Corporate would respond to all this negativity if it wasn't true. Or at least try to reassure the employees if they cared about them.

Belk’s profit margins are becoming smaller and smaller, I don’t think they make much profit at all, even scattershot online sales don’t drive enough profit, and most of the merchandise is clearance or doorbuster.

I think those sycamore owners and the top brass at corporate are actually evil people, they have no interest in this company, they just want the multi million dollar lump sum they get when they company files chapter 11.

I see so many people who are miserable here (I am one of them) and it made me wonder if there is anything left for employees to say they like or enjoy? Because I used to actually like working at Belk once upon a time, even if it hasn't been the case... — read more 

It does not matter to belk what kind of problem the customer has or how long they wait. The associate has to handle more and more. The managers mostly either don't answer their phone or walk right by when there is a line of 10 people. To be fair... — read more 

I left the company in mid 2017, so I have been out of the loop for a while, but I was asked by my regional to “purge” six employees who were over 55 years of age, they were allowed severance, but it still was not a good business practice as they were... — read more 

There is a difference between a customer who spends money on cosmetics, shoes, handbags ext and a customer who quickly drops into belk to buy a $8 t shirt, unfortunately the $8 tshirt customer is what Belk is attracting now, and a store cannot... — read more 

They are making absolutely no investments in the company, taking benefits away, cutting pay, not paying vendors, not paying rent, not paying associates correctly, not upgrading stores, laying off at the corporate and store levels, taking away PTO... — read more 

belk and Jc Penny will be two of the largest department store chains owned by sycamore partners.

belk has never been concerned with the associates feelings or rights. They are oblivious to what actually is going on on the sales floor. It does not matter if you are a top performer, your hours get cut because the way they do the schedule does not... — read more 

Who is deleting posts? Any post that makes the suggestion of unionization or employees sticking together gets deleted. wtf?