Earthbound Trading reviews

Toxic work environment, low pay, hypocritical and condescending upper management, no opportunities for advancement, not sustainable, lots of plastic waste

*Turnover rate is incredibly high, both in store and in upper management. I had 3 different store managers in the span of a year and a half, and 3 different district managers and 3 different regional managers within my 3+ years of working there. Due to high turnover rate of upper management, policies and communication frequently gets muddled and expectations are hard to enforce. *The pay is incredibly low in comparison to the retail market. Retail workers are already underpaid, and this company gives no slack with that. Sales associates start at minimum wage, and store management team members make $3k-7k below local standard. (There's a reason they're always hiring) *The amount of work that is expected for the level of pay is ridiculous. Small store = small teams, so everyone does a little bit of everything, and the management team members are in charge of running the ship with little incentive, guidance, or training. *They are a fairly young company, going on 25 years this year, and some of the people in home office quite frankly have no idea what they're doing. The mistakes that are made that could easily be avoided are frequent and embarrassing. *The majority of the products are not fair trade. All of the clothing, the majority of the jewelry, and any kitchy product you find there was made in a factory in China or Vietnam. They claim that the factories are sustainable and pay their workers a living wage, but since earthbound hardly pays their store employees a living wage, I doubt it. Sorry to burst your bubble.