Management team who gaslights you - Anonymous employee Foot Locker Employee Review

1.0
Jul 6, 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I worked with great colleagues who were consistently much more helpful than management.

Cons

What a disaster of a management team. They give you very little "training" and expects you to know everything on your own. Every question you ask them, they will answer it as if it were dumb questions. They criticize, but give no praises or thank you's. They will gaslight and undermine your accomplishments/goals as if you didn't meet the criteria for said goals. Throw away your work/life balance because they will message you at 9pm asking if you've finished XYZ, and furthermore, if you don't answer over the weekend, they will blame you for not being a "team player". They will ask you to request PTO, even when you'll be out for a few hours - while expecting you to work beyond 5pm - consistently. If you ever reach the interview process, ask them about their work/life balance - if they can't answer with a straight face that they're living a healthy & happy work/life balance, run away fast, you just found the department to avoid. They don't know how to address your concerns because they will gaslight you and say your concerns aren't as bad as theirs or what they've had to deal with in the past. Management team is computer smart, but not people smart. Given the fact that they are lifers and have been there for well over a decade, work is all they know and expect employees to do the same. They are overworked and understaffed, and don't seem to understand that. I am not usually an emotional person, but they are extremely effective at making you feel worthless, I even cried a few times because of the stress. After speaking to my colleagues, it appears that they too have cried because of how they were being spoken to. All in all, in the span of my career, I have never felt so devalued and belittled as a person; my mental health was on the line. I was extremely dumbfounded to even experience this in 2022.

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Working here puts you right at the center of sneaker, fashion, and youth culture. You get exposure to massive global vendor partnerships (Nike, Jordan, Adidas, Puma) and high-scale enterprise operations that look great on a resume. Solid corporate benefits package including a competitive 401(k) match, health/wellness accounts, and performance-based bonuses or RSUs at leadership levels. Excellent product perks, including an employee discount across all banners (Foot Locker, Champs, Kids Foot Locker). The corporate dress code is casual and sneaker-friendly. Internal Mobility: Because of the massive global corporate footprint, there are clear paths to transition across different departments (Marketing, Supply Chain, Tech, Finance, Merchandising) along with tuition reimbursement opportunities.

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