Pros
• Gratis, lots of freebies throughout the year • Decent benefits, but nothing special • “Culture Club” does monthly events and other activities • Most of the employee base are very friendly people passionate about the company and truly care about each other
Cons
• “Mean Girls” meets “Devil Wears Prada” environment where it seems upper management are blatantly and unapologetically rude, short-tempered, catty, and two-faced while acting like anyone below them does not exist until they need some work done or someone to blame. • Humiliation and bullying are common management tactics, resulting in very high turnover rates; employees who leave or are fired are bad-mouthed and even blacklisted • High-level decision-making is often ego-driven rather than based on any facts, data, or evidence; any time a management idea is questioned tempers flare and management isn’t always rational. • Upper management are unable to admit mistakes and any time something goes wrong everyone is terrified because someone will be yelled at and humiliated even if it’s not their fault • There is no opportunity for management to be reviewed by their employees during annual reviews; Corporate management in general do not have training in managing people • HR is unresponsive about feedback or complaints about inappropriate management behavior, and often use information given by employees against them • Much of upper management are perceived of as lazy, arriving late and leaving early, expecting the little people to handle everything while they attend meetings • Employees are used as pawns in upper management’s frequent internal feuds • Employees who don’t fit a certain image will never be promoted no matter how good their performance; the brand ignores people of color not only in its employees but also in its product offering
