HALLMARK CARDS, INC. Employer Reviews

I had a great time working here. The people were great. I loved the Christmas time of year it was so pretty.

1. Typical day at work consisted of:
- Maintain Department Fully Stocked &Organized
- Perform Modular Change outs
- Build store displays
- Reorder Needed Merchandise
- Label Merchandise
- Offer excellent Customer service
-Supervise Assistant Co-workers
- Work with store Dept Manager and Managers on frequent occasions
- Perform departments Pay From Scan – more... Discards
- Maintain clean, attractive and well-zoned display fixtures
2. The hardest part of the job was the lack of hours a part time associate like myself received. Managing such a bid department by myself with 15 hours a week do to company cut-backs would get tough.
3. The most enjoyable part of this job was the opportunity to meet alot of new people from the chain of store I serviced (walmart). Also, testing my skills every day and being able to give my full potential on a daily basis.
4. As a retail merchandiser for hallmark, you are working unsupervised the majority of times. It was my responsibility to handle all changes or issues withing the department and communicate via phone with my manager. Personal communication with management was needed on a daily basis but with those of walmart, not hallmark. – less

Meeting people of all ages kept me smiling. It was rewarding to help an elderly man or woman pick out that perfect anniversary card.

Work without supervision and excellent co workers. Team work all the time.

I enjoy not only greeting customers. Small talk helps me learn about their needs. Guiding them to more relevant merchandise that they have not thought of or knew about. Co-workers work as a team in taking the extra steps to making them pleased with our products and service. Customers return with smiling faces and we actually laugh.

A typical day at work involved customer service, sales, cash management and reporting. This gave me the opportunity to improve my active listening skills and my computer proficiency. My coworkers were easy to get along with and after a while, we learned how to work around ans with each other in sychronicity. The hardest part of the job was still offering – more... great customer service during the holidays. The most enjoyable part of the job was helping a person find the perfect card or gift. – less

great mangement and GREAT CO-WORKERS and learn the lean ways to keep the doors open

I had a great time working for Hallmark. I like to interact with the customers. I would come in and get the store ready to be opened. Then I would spend the day helping customers with products. I would also laugh with my co-workers about new fun promotional products that would come out. The hardest part of the job was getting the displays set up just – more... right. The most enjoyable part of the job was the customers. I love to talk and sale customers product. – less

Not the most difficult job, but a fun one with fun customers and coworkers. The customer service and remembering all of the sales is the hardest part of the job. Coworkers were the most enjoyable part of the job.

I enjoy the fact that I have an extremely flexible schedule. However, they expect you to drive to each store, only one a day, and work for 2 to 3 hours a day, 5 days a week. The pay is not that great either. It is a fun job, considering the fact that you work alone, unsupervised. I just think that gas is too high to drive for only a few hours a day, – more... and 5 days a week leaves no time to work at another job. I'd rather condense it into a few days a week, longer hours a day, thus giving me either a free day or more free days to work at another job. And the manager sucks! She talks extremely too much when she is in your store, and forgets to do the things that she was suppose to do at my store because she was too busy telling me her entire schedule for the week. Definately would request a new Territory Assistant other than the one that is there right now. – less

Good Strong Management Team. Friendly Co-workers, Pleasant Clients. Task range from assisting clients find product for specific need to keeping the store clean and in order. Cash register operations and cash handling skill required.

Able to choose if you are available for work when it come around.

My job is very focused on making sure work is getting done each and every day. There is no time for sitting and joking around. You must stay focus and get your job done before leaving the building.

I worked at the corporate headquarters in Kansas designing gift bags. I had a great first year there. Fun atmosphere, coffee shop, birthday parties and exciting projects.

Second year not so fun. My mother became ill and the art director and manager gave me a hard time about taking time off to see her. When I got back from my mother's funeral the art – more... director verbally harassed me in the bathroom. I went to HR to complain. After that art directer and manager gave me bad reviews. I was made out to be a (bad employee) on paper and I was fired. Later I found out other employees were let go due to downsizing.

Young kids out of college are treated the best there. Older people who have been there for 20 years or more are let go. Many employees there will do anything to succeed, Lie to get ahead, steal other designers work etc.

I felt steamrolled after that experience. – less

This should be one of the happiest places on earth to work, and it is at first. Yet you soon learn that advancement is dependent not upon achievement, dedication, or talent, but on things you cannot control -
attractiveness, youth, quirkiness. Advancement is like a reality show in which a certain look gets you favor; all others are made to grovel and – more... suck up, humiliated in hopes of gaining a chance to compete. Because production is based on a popularity contest rather than skill and tested consumer preference, the company is perpetually unstable, as is employment there. Hallmark layoffs have become legendary. Go for the experience and training - it looks good on a resume. – less

Great working environment.
Great learning environment for retail sales.
Learned and applied great customer services.
Was able to be involved in planning great activities and events.

they r closing now but had a great time working at this place.

A typical day working for Hallmark consisted of replenishing cards; stocking; keeping a running inventory.
I enjoyed working for my supervisor.
The hardest part of the job was lugging heavy boxes from shelves in the storage area.
The most enjoyable part of the job was my interaction with customers.

It is a very wonderful experience working in a retail store. I have leaned a lot specially with interacting with customers and helping them.

Order inventory
Restore inventory
Management very helpful
Long hours standing