Leadership Team - Anonymous employee Carhartt Employee Review

2.0
Aug 25, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Significant cost savings on merchandise and you get to wear the clothes to work e

Cons

Leadership Team is crippling this organization. Incompetent leadership starting at the director’s level going up. Abusive behavior such as demeaning or belittling employees by some leadership seems allowed by the CEO, HR and top management due to their relationships outside of work. There is favoritism everywhere! No Work Life Balance!! You are expected to answer emails all hours of the day/night to include weekends. Your dedication and hard work is not noticed unless you are one of the chosen ones. Same thing with employee recognition, there won’t be any unless you are in their click!!

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