Great place to learn about the industry, but there’s a ceiling - Anonymous employee Christie's Employee Review

4.0
Sep 14, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits! Vacation time! Mentoring programs, social gatherings, etc. The company culture is built to welcome newcomers, managers are well trained and the general atmosphere is conducive to someone who wants to learn and share in the joy of working with fine art. Relationships are easy to cultivate with likeminded people, you will find people from all over the world with fascinating backgrounds at this company. You will learn about more than just art, you’ll learn about life too. As far as training for the position you are in, the company is excellent. You will have little getting in your way of understanding both company structure and your role within it. The goals are clear and you’re encouraged to constantly grow and improve your skill set.

Cons

High degree of nepotism - the most successful people come from very wealthy backgrounds and hold the most powerful positions. Racism, elitism, classism - all these things exist within the company culture. Low pay - young people who come from the working class will have to fight harder for better and sometimes, even then, you are mistreated or overworked. Competition - you must have a high degree of self awareness and aptitude for knowing how you’re perceived.

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Christie's Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are really pleased to hear that you found the company culture welcoming and that you had the opportunity to learn more about working with fine art. We are happy to hear that you had a good benefits and vacation time as we aim to provide a competitive total compensation package. Christie’s significantly invests in learning and development as a business, including rolling out a number of new training opportunities and methodologies. So far we have received positive feedback on all these new initiatives. We recognise that the art industry is not as diverse as it should be but we are taking the necessary steps to ensure that young people have the opportunity to participate; examples of this is our partnership with charity Art History Linkup and the Futures and Options charity. We are a global company, it is our aim that our workforce reflects our global makeup and we have a zero tolerance policy on racism. We are working hard to ensure that our ethnic diversity is also reflective of broader society. Our Diversity and Inclusion Committee is committed to achieving this objective and we continue to educate our employees by offering workshops an example of this is bystander training and allyship.

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