Will Hire Anyone (which is not necessarily a good thing) - Anonymous employee Event Network Employee Review

3.0
Mar 10, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Solid retail job, allows for experience using the cash register and interacting with customers

Cons

It seems that they will hire just anyone who can read. And some who can't. The coworker at the register next to me interrupted my interaction with a customer more than once to demand "say these numbers to me". I have seen coworkers on their phones, gossiping about customers while they were still in earshot and generally just very poor work ethic. Ten people were supposed to help with a project, but only four people showed up. And where were the managers? Where was the accountability? I was very disappointed that the bar was set so low.

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Event Network Response
6y
Your feedback is very important to us. We take great pride in our hiring practices and the caliber of people who we call family. The experience you describe certainly falls short of our high standards, and we’d like to learn more about it. Please send us an email at peopleservices@eventnetwork.com so we can take a deeper look into the situation . Thank you for your time with us, and know that your perspective helps us improve.

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