Earthbound Trading reviews

3.0

42% would recommend to a friend

(486 total reviews)

Suzana Gordon

42% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Earthbound Trading has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 486 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Earthbound Trading employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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486 reviews
1.0
Mar 2, 2014

Overworked and under compensated.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

None, the product isn't even worth the employee discount. The girls who work here are the only good thing. They are all EXCELLENT employees and wonderful people who should be paid more for their troubles.

Cons

YOU WILL BE MICROMANAGED. The manager isn't trained and relies on the team to run the store. Hovering over customers happens so often people run out of the store. You will be underpaid and expected to devote your entire life to this place, all while being given near nothing for compensation. Also, if you are the lowest in sales your shifts get cut as punishment, so you'll be earning even less. Being on the west end we have slow days meaning we don't make out monthly goal and won't get any bonuses. This company is a joke and should be shut down. They are misleading in their product info, and will backstab any loyal employee if it means they'll save some money. Don't even apply, it'll be your death sentence.

2.0
Apr 12, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

-50% discount -"Cool" store vibe with some neat product from all over the world

Cons

-Awful pay -Poor, poor, POOR upper management -Too much focus on sales goals, not enough focus on training employees/merchandising -No training of employees. You are left to learn on your own, and when mistakes happen, they will terminate you. -Terrible hours if you are in a full-time position, you don't get any part of your day! -Some neat product, though most is cheaply made and breaks easily -Somewhat schizophrenic store theme/vision -It's too easy for anyone to be promoted in this company, resulting in poor management and completely screwed store operations. -Extremely unprofessional management and overall work environment. Overall, this company LIKES to believe they know what they are doing, when in reality, behind the sales floor there are a lot of underlying issues. In the 6 months I worked at Earthbound, I saw 10 employees come and go and extremely under qualified people get promoted into management positions. This company is a joke.

1.0
Mar 13, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Depending on store manager, very laid back atmosphere. Get to clock in 30 min before opening and it only takes 5 min to open (getting paid to use the bathroom NICE!). Also, the store always smells GREAT!

Cons

Unreasonable sales goals that will get you fired if you do not meet them even if there is no customer traffic... and even if no one in the store meets them. I have seen entire stores get fired even though they had some of the top ADS in the district.

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