Bad company to work for - Sales Associate, Back Stocker Forever 21 Employee Review

1.0
20 Sept 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Basic like any retail clothing store, so the work isn't stressing on your brain. You get to meet new and fun people who are into fashion.

Cons

I helped open the store in Pasadena, CA and they worked us like dogs. We would have shifts that start in the late evening and work til the morning. When it became close to being overtime, they would force us to clock-out of the system to "end our day" and clock back in immediately after to start a "new day's shift." Pretty much illegally making us work for minimum wage through our overtime so we wouldn't get paid 1 1/2 pay per hour. I just graduated high school at the time so I had no idea that this kind of manipulation was illegal. Management minds their own business and will not care to see how much of a hard worker you are so it's pretty tough to climb the ladder with this company.

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5.0
18 May 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible schedule because I was in college

Cons

The pay was at a minimum

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