Fun, sometimes...Nightmare, oftentimes - District Sales Manager Build-A-Bear Employee Review

2.0
Mar 9, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Fun products and customers, usually respectful of hours for those paid hourly.

Cons

Nightmare environment from "BQ" executive group disconnected from customers, culture, and reality. Flavor of,the week leadership style ensures no one knows what direction they are going. Unrealistic goals and metrics in categories like conversion and parties drive teams and customers crazy. They have turned what was a fun place to shop into a used car type pressure packed environment. Look at the turnover in executive group and you get an accurate picture of a business that grades retention but doesn't mean it. Measuring 20 different metrics ensures everyone can get a falls short review at their leaders whim.

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