Revealed WHO they really are ....during a Pandemic! - Manager Chico's FAS Employee Review

1.0
May 7, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Good discount, nice campus, good pay, wonderful employees, good benefits, health center, cafes and child day care facilities

Cons

People say the new CEO Executive Committee and Board are corrupt and only care about their million dollar salaries and their stock. Board members change often. Chico’s Board takes poison pill? Google it. 3 CEO’s in the last 5 years, wasteful expenditures and private jet travel while sacrificing the associates jobs and well being. Class action lawsuit regarding pricing and scamming customers. CEO and Board continues to take millions of dollars in salary during covid, while furloughing many employees with no pay; breaking the backs of so many and deeply hurting the local community. Vendor relationships? What’s that? Who sticks a vendor with perfectly great product and does not pay them during a pandemic when you publicly announce your strong cash positions. Leveraged government aid? but did not protect associates in a transparent and fair manner. Bullying mean-girl culture and sadly they have shown us all who they really are during this very difficult time and people will not forget how they were treated. Informed laid-off associate their positions and department was“eliminated” however moved their favorites into other depts. HR leadership seemingly protects their friends and family members positions. Oh yes family members! Swarming Private equity firms are about and it will be just a matter of time...this group does not have the ability to be truly strategic and visionary since they are so focused on their own personal gains and backstabbing.

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Chico's FAS Response
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Thank you for posting your comments. As a Company, we are experiencing one of the most difficult retail environments ever. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our business operations causing the Company to take actions we never anticipated in order to secure the long-term stability of Chico’s FAS. To preserve and protect the long-term stability of the Company, we reorganized our business operations, reduced our workforce, and consolidated functions to be better positioned to recover once the current business downturn ends and in-store sales resume. We are deeply saddened that we had to take these actions and do not take these decisions lightly. Our goal has been, and continues to be, not only to survive these trying times, but to thrive as the Company that always provides the Most Amazing Personal Service to everyone. We look forward to rebuilding the organization and wish all those affected the best as we all navigate the future.

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