borderline abusive leadership - Anonymous employee Aritzia Employee Review

1.0
Jul 20, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The awful experience I had made me realize everything I'm not looking for in my career, so that was a plus.

Cons

Working here was one of the most harmful work environments I have ever experienced. The work at hand is simple, mindless, anyone can do it - which is good because they provide absolutely no training. But the people in charge will judge you from the moment you walk in, providing little help with learning anything about the company or the industry, and spend most of their time talking poorly about people once they exit the room. They don't have the guts to confront or fire you (because the work you produce is good) but they will talk behind your back enough so that other employees feel the need to confront you about what is being spread about you, and yes these are adults. They force you out even if you're overly qualified. In a room full of middle aged people, being a young adult, I felt that I was the only mature adult. This is a poor representation of the people in the industry and no management should be allowed to act like this. It was a shame because this was my favorite company and I thought I had landed my dream job...only to discover that I couldn't have gotten out faster.

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