Once great - Store Director Event Network Employee Review

1.0
Feb 15, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Great venues to work in every day. People running the company are well-meaning but befuddled.

Cons

The company's streamlining into a more efficient corporation has made its promise to its clients disingenuous. The company gives a lot of lip service to its culture, but it behaves more like a cult. They speak a great deal about work/life balance, but forget the obvious, that life in an office, their central office will be different than life in a store front. The culture in its central planning office is one where all executives are afraid to appear not to belong to the cult, so no one can speak truth to power. There's never any valuable communication from the central organization to the many stores, and great value placed on the appearance of said stores understanding the culture of the central planning office. They love Facebook snapshots that validate their narrative that their culture is so strong. Fundamental structural issues go unchecked. Turnover is really high.

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5.0
Apr 10, 2025
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Pros

I love working at EN because there is always something new to expand my knowledge of the business and I’ve found it’s a very supportive environment. I’ve always felt supported and appreciated by my bosses at this company. There are always new challenges to creatively solve. I always leave my store feeling a sense of accomplishment.

Cons

Mostly part time for all team members below AD which can make hiring a challenge

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What great feedback! Thank you so much for this five star review!
1.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The locations. The talented hard working in store teams who keep these store running despite this company not because of.

Cons

Event Network is an overly bloated company weighed down by layers of constantly rotating middle management who often lack the knowledge, experience, or authority to effectively support stores. They also just don't care about their employees whatsoever. They turn what could be exceptional jobs in world-class locations into frustrating, exhausting, demoralizing, toxic experiences. The company is chronically disorganized and poorly managed. Communication is inconsistent, expectations constantly change, and support is virtually nonexistent. Working here eventually takes a toll on your mental health, morale, and professional integrity. If you genuinely care about your team, you will find yourself fighting unnecessary battles simply to provide employees with the resources, staffing, and compensation they deserve. Those efforts are routinely blocked by corporate bureaucracy, only to be followed by endless lectures about the company's "culture" and "values." The disconnect is shocking. There is no consistency, accountability, or respect. Decisions are driven entirely by cutting costs, always at the expense of employees. Wages are shockingly low; turnover remains, unsurprisingly, high. There is no end to the "cons" list.

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