hard work, lots of people anxious to leave - Anonymous employee Express Employee Review

2.0
May 12, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits, good for your resume if you can withstand the chaos for a few years, can get a good salary if you are smart about negotiating your offer

Cons

Remove head counts when people resign and expect other people to absorb the workload. Takes months-year to fill even assistant level positions in production. Team members in both NY office and Columbus creating a headache of travel, disconnect, unequal workload balance and no support from your manager when you need them. Difficult to be promoted. Need to perform at the next level 2 years before promotion, and low raise when you are promoted. Everyone including designers have to cater to merchant's every request. Old building.

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Cons

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Pros

Could manage the business as I saw fit as through the lens of a business owner

Cons

Training was minimal and in a location very different than my future store. Staff I inherited was horrible and leadership was not transparent about the status of the store in regards to profitability and issues within the store or company for that matter. Company declared bankruptcy about 5 months after I started and closed my location. Not a great experience.

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