sales associate

assistant store manager

packager

warehouse worker

retail assistant manager

Hanesbrands

Customer service is taken very seriously. A typical day at work includes greeting every customer that walks through the door with a smile. It's is required that you have at least a 2-3 minute conversation with them about the sales in the store, the items on clearance, and what they may be looking for.  It is imperative that you make them feel comfortable so that the store can get as much money and profit out of the customer as possible. To insure this, if a customer were to ask for anything store related, you must go out of your way to ensure that they are satisfied. Any item that the customer asks the price of must be price checked at your register with the only exception being a customer waiting to check out. In order to operate the out of date register you must remember any and all discounts for various items throughout the entire store. And when the deals and discounts are changed every week you must relearn them and so on. The workplace culture is very competitive. You are expected to compete for sales, push the store deals, and influence customers to see who is the hardest worker. This does not mean you will be promoted, and there is no commission. The management doesn't seem to be very professional. They have a habit of creating workplace drama while picking and choosing favorites not based upon how hard employees work. They hire people with very particular physical traits in regards to skin color while character traits for the workplace seem to differ and often clash. Although it is a majority women's clothing store there has never been a man hired there in management or among regular employees. The pros and cons of this unfortunately mean there there is an alarmingly high turnover rate. There is also a very strict dress code that you don't see at the surrounding or nearby stores. Tops or bottoms are not to have any designs on them, including no designs from Hanesbrands themselves or the supporting brands such as Champion, Bali, or Maidenform. There are to be no shoes with designs on them such as athletic brands like Nike and anything similar. Tennis shoes generally not allowed and no open toed shoes such as sandals, flip flops, slides, etc. There are not many benefits with the exception of a retirement plan and stock in the companies. There is no paid maternity leave. There are no vacation days or anything similar. If you have a doctor's appointment and provide proof when you return to work you are still punished. It would be in your best interest to show up wether you are sick or not. If you are sick and call off of work you are looked down upon and punished. The most damaging and common punished includes you hours being slashed and your days being cut back significantly even if it hurts the company. 

The Great Lakes Crossing store was a totally horrible place to work. I have gone to other locations and they did seem nicer, at least as a customer. At this store, though, the management is really rude and disrespectful to employees and customers. There was a pattern of the store management deciding they didn't like associates and making up things to guarantee the termination of their employment (providing incorrect instruction to associates on register policies on purpose, keeping employee entrance locked so associates couldn't clock in on time). Two associates in an all-female store were fired in less than a year for claims of sexual harassment and one was fired because sickness led to some minor tardies (as defined by reasonable companies: less than three minutes). Human Resources was no help to these employees. The claims of sexual harassment were never investigated. The girls who were supposed to have harassed others were never asked for their side of the story. At different times, associates contacted the district manager or human resources to say they were worried about the way the store was being run. Not only were these concerns not looked in to, every employee who contacted HR was fired. It was a super hostile environment. The hardest part of the job was feeling like being constantly attacked and berated by other employees. The store had a hard time keeping employees because everybody was miserable.

The store manager has all employees sign a lunch break waiver, saying that instead of receiving a full lunch break during the day, employees receive between a ten minute break. Associates supposedly could clock out for thirty minutes if they chose, but the manager would bully them into not doing so. Associates are hired for 10-12 hours a week, but the turnover rate is so high that the store is usually understaffed, so more hours are usually given. Sadly, this means the manager is unwilling to work well with second jobs, especially when she decides she doesn't like you and is working to push you out of the store. One girl had been getting like five hours a week, so she got a second job. The manager then started scheduling her for four hour midshifts five to six days a week so it was impossible for her to work the other job.
The customers were usually really nice, even though bra shopping is so stressful. Customers were probably the best part of the job. And I did learn a lot working at this store. I learned exactly what type of manager I never want to become; I learned a lot about customer service by watching horrible examples of what not to do; I overall learned how to not treat other human beings.

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I worked at Hanesbrand through a temp Agency. They were a lot of things that was not true that was told to us before beginning work as well as after we started. We were not informed about having to work 7 days per week until the first night of work during Orientation. The pay rate was misquoted per the Temp agency Supervisor, We were told a higher amount and received something entirely different, even the weekend differential wasn't as stated during orientation...which was only said to keep people from walking out once learning of the 7 day work week. They kept the fact that the pay increase of $12.00 an hour is only temporary and lasts until the end of December and it's back to $9.25 an hour. They also will be cutting hours at the end of November which will be back to working 4-5 hours a night in the December (right before Xmas), and if you're unable to keep your production up you're fired whether or not you come to work everyday, on time whatever. They've had 2 COVID cases in less than a week and not once have they closed the facility to sanitize neither have we observed a sanitation crew come in while working as stated. It's unsanitary and their using people and working them like slaves to get out their work orders for Christmas. This is not the place to go if you're looking for lasting good pay, longevity with one company, to not risk contracting COVID-19...they don't even allow temps to sit in the breakroom (Only one of 2 the COVID precautions that they actually enforce as well as wearing a mask when most including Supervisor's & trainer's have them pulled down underneath their noses and plastic shields laying on the tables. The Temp Supervisor didn't even want them to inform us that someone had contracted COVID due to the fear of employee's quitting causing them to be understaffed. In conclusion, This job is a joke and a waste of time for one's that are looking for a job with some type of flexibility considering the upcoming holiday season as you will get no day off and also a descent income with sufficient hours to provide bills and Xmas expenses as the hours will be cut at the end of November. 

In the years prior to my employment, Hanesbrands was a very dominant employer in Winston Salem. They occupied several floors of many building across Winston. By the time of my employment, most of those jobs were gone. The vanishing of jobs was reflected in the culture at Hanes, most were scared of losing their jobs. Also, most were hired as temps. People remained temps for as long as 17 years. The full-time people had been at Hanes for 15 or 20 years.

Several in upper management were technically obsolete. They didn't know how to find files on the server, had a hard time with sending and receiving files via email, printing issues etc. Everyone wes very protective of information. It was common to be thrown under the bus at meetings. When you walk down the hall, no one would acknowledge you or make eye contact... even with senior associates between departments. Kind of hostile. 

While learning how to do your job to their satisfaction, you had to figure things out on your own. Mistakes were greeted with eye rolling, like you should have know better. Making things better and faster is frowned upon because you show them up. On the bright side, some of the people were great to work with, but it's very hard to make friends. Most friendships stayed at the workplace and rarely spilled over after work. 



Unfortunately many operational and management issues which have been going on for years.  The company probably doesn't' know the extent or they would probably take some action (maybe).  Nepotism runs very high in the facility.  If you are part of the "in group" you can get promoted with no skills or experience especially if you are willing to go along with management to get along.  If you try to make improvements or resolve problems you will probably eventually leave or lose your job.  Good management leaves, finds other jobs or gets let go.  

If you have experience or skills the position requirements can be changed to fit someone else (family or friends). Everyone of the floor talks about it however most are afraid to say anything for fear of retaliation and being told by management they are trying to keep the facility open and jobs here.      

Many repeat problems management is aware of which are not being addressed costing the company a lot of money. Repeat problems are covered up sending bad product out.  Depending on who you are, management turns a blind eye to problems.  There is no management accountability.   

Most of the good employees have already left and found other jobs and others are looking for a new job.   There are no consistent policies or procedures followed or enforced.  It depends on who you are and if you are in the "in group".  Production numbers can be changed to cover up the problems.  Maybe the company is aware of the problems which may be why they are moving most of the production off shore here.  Unfortunate because a lot of people in this town need their jobs.  This facility needs a management house cleaning but it may be to late.

While working as a retail key holder It was my responsiblity to open or close the store dependent upon the work schedule. I also maintained detail accounting totals of cash kept in store, prepare cash drawers and registers for daily use. I was trained to follow store protocol by inputting daily accouting totals and deposits into the database and preparing cash for armedd guard pick up. I assisted other associates with sales procedures, trained associates and assisting customers with cash and credit purchases.
A portion of my in-office duties included accounting totals of cash kept in store daily, updating numerous detailed logs of employee activity, incoming shipments, and store changes, performing all opening and closing duties and procedures, create Visual Merchandising concepts for window display, update schematics to fit corporate standards, assist associates with immediate resolutions to any issues that may occur during the completion of transactions and complete merchandise returns, store credits and exchanges for all customers.
Some General store duties included corresponding with other branches to coordinate store inventory for customers, place catalog orders for inventory that was not available in store, diffuse customer concerns, maintain dressing room tidiness and greet all incoming consumers.
The most enjoyable part of my job was customer satisfactions when a perfect fitting occured!

I used to think that working for this company wasn't half bad.  Being trained was a joke.  They kept pushing for efficiency and timed me with a stop watch. If you get a bad efficiency, it's the end of the world and they are going to take money away from you.  If you do happen to get a good efficiency, you don't hear anything.  No good job or anything.   They judge you by a unfair efficiency.  100 percent is the entire 12 hours.  They don't take out time for breaks and lunch.  After working there for a while you start to see the truth.  The management is horrible.  They will tell you your life outside of the company doesn't matter and you can be replaced, you know where the door is.  Good luck having a second job if you need it.  They will spring MANDATORY overtime on you without warning the week they need you to work it.  If you can't do it, it's a day counted against you.  Don't get sick, you have no sick time. They took it away from production.  The office people get sick time and more vacation time.  The office and production are in the same build.  The office is treat so much better and production does the hard work.  If you have to be late more than an hour, the whole day is counted against you.   The machines are always in bad shape.  At the end of the year they give a holiday bonus.  $50 that they tax you for.  That includes gift prizes you may win at the so called holiday party.  All taxed.  The insurance  is horrible and hard to use.  When new people are hired, they usually stick around a few months before quitting.  I wish I would have figured it out sooner.

A typical day is working 12 hours giving 100% trying to reach an unreachable goal.  The people that did reach their goals, lied and cheated on paperwork. This company tells you that your life outside of the company doesn't matter once you walk through that door.  You are expected to work mandatory overtime whenever they are behind, with little to no advance warning.  Some of the management plays favorites with the employees, and treats others like they are not worthy of respect.  There were several co-workers that were wonderful people to know and work with.  The hardest part of this job was always working your fingers to the bone and never getting any kind of recognition.  They offered raises if your goals were met, but anyone that is honest about their work...never met the impossible goals!! The most enjoyable part of the job was the few times we (the production crew) got to attend special events that the company put on for its employees. This company however did not treat all employees equal.  The production crew was rarely invited to any of the special events...the office people would get paid to attend, while the production crews had to continue working. Several people whom have worked for this company for a long time, told me that since it was bought out by the newest owner...it has turned its back on its employees.

You will never have any benefits or any security. Your hours and shuft are subject to change on a daily basis without regard for childcare or other life circumstances.
There is virtually no path to becoming a Hanes employee for a temp- there are temps who have been there five years or more who survive solely on favoritism and these are the ones who get the Hanes positions when they open up, few and far between.
Layoffs are long and frequent with some lasting weeks; you may wind up being reassigned to another building or may be let go altogether.
"Break areas" aren't even that- there's a couple benches in an area with a refrigerator and a microwave. 
Not breastfeeding friendly- I was told to go pump in the nurse's bathroom.  
Supervisors can and do falsify numbers and your temp agency will fire you over voicemail when they do so. They've also been known to fire temps for something as petty as "talking too much".  You can also be fired for being out less than a week like illness or a sick child.
$9.50 for all of this, as well as being on your feet, stooping over most the day? In buildings that are freezing or blazing hot? Not worth it.

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