Friends and family | Corporate & business offices - Anonymous employee CITY HOME Employee Review

1.0
Sep 11, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some decent people unfortunately they're exiting quickly.

Cons

This review is the experience from the business/corporate offices. First off, this is a family business and when you peel back the onion an abundance of dysfunction surfaces. I can speak to the areas that I experienced -throughout all the main areas of the business offices that make up merchandise, marketing, HR, ecommerce, design and creative you will find that most of those in lead or favorable positions are either family, friends, cousins, sisters, brothers, nephews, buddies from high school, friend of a friend, family members, girlfriend and so on and on…. This is not a company that welcomes experience and fresh ideas that usually come from those that possess real diverse company experiences- as they would rather keep those they know close to the vest and controlled, its certainly not a fair playing field. There are some in management roles who got there just because of their association to that inner circle and unfortunately not based on merit, experience and value and that just adds to workplace bitterness, high turnover ratios and unhappy, unproductive work environments. There’s quite a bit of animosity among the individual business teams as well, where instead of working together it seems there is more focus on exercising undermining behaviors that make themselves look better. Advice, if you have a solid work background with valid experience in your respective area, please do yourself a favor, look elsewhere; don’t waste your time here.

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5.0
May 4, 2026
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Pros

Work life balance, hard work recognized, and some of the best management I've ever worked with. Bonuses if you work hard. Great workflow and everyone is always doing their best. Looking forward to a long career here. I thank God everyday for my job and coworkers.

Cons

Not much. Great place in general.

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CITY HOME Response
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Thank you for the fantastic review! We’re thrilled to hear you’re enjoying the work-life balance, supportive leadership, and team environment. It means a lot that you feel recognized and motivated—we’re lucky to have you on the team. We got a kick out of the protein bar idea—fuel for thought!
1.0
Feb 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

2020 and maybe 21,22 were good after it all went down hill (thanks to AH )

Cons

Everyone is related , friends , family etc. HR is all friends with eveyone there for you cannot be taken serious . So many talented associates leave because they are forced out due to personal preference. Turn over company wide they say is low. However the location I worked in 80 precent of people were 6 month or under ! Yikes !!! Management does not know how to keep and lead their team , instead they micro manage , make up new rules that they do not follow after a few weeks and they always seem stressed. Oh and bonus program is constantly restructured . They present it as new opportunities however it’s really for them to pay less. This company always pays very low percentage and you have to jump through hoops that are on fire to make a bonus. And I wasn’t some employee who worked 6 months and quit. I was someone making 90k yearly for several years. This is just a reality. Higher management needs traning asap. And insurance gets worse every year !

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