Stuck in the past - Anonymous employee Fossil Group Employee Review

2.0
Feb 9, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Good Benefits -Hybrid Schedule*(*Mandatory (M,W,TR regardless of role responsibilities/mtgs) -Nice Building with Cafe and Coffee Shop for purchase - Launching ERGs -Standard Holidays + MLK, XMAS EVE, NYE. - Award Winning workplace for LGBTQ+ community

Cons

-Poor Communication/Org Structure (No org charts, frequent changes, siloed communication make regular tasks difficult and difficult tasks impossible) -Frequent Layoffs/High Turnover - Many employees are nervous about if they're next and it shows up in they treat others / share information. -Culture Depended heavily on in-person holiday events without it there's not much connection/draw unless you've worked there for 10 years. Some teams have clique-like atmosphere with a lot of gossip. -DEI - Mostly Female employees but leadership teams are mostly male; PWI not many POC -Perception is more important the productivity. -Many employees are stretched too thin without support because of layoffs and lack of hiring. Many others don't see themselves being able to grow here long term because of lack of promotions. - Outdated with technology / processes. Lots of manual processes, old excel sheets and lack of standardization. - Lack of transparency/Bandwagonners - Management go along with whatever the highest paid person in the room thinks instead of being honest about what needs to change or having difficult conversations about why something won't work etc. -That's not unheard of in corp america but it's on an extreme level here. - While new ideas/innovation are championed externally; internally the same old antiquated thinking plays out until they are forced to change. If you value communication and growth I would say shop around first. You'll be frustrated within a month or two and a discounted wallet or watch isn't worth the headache.

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5.0
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Pros

Was a good work environment. Wasn't too stressful.

Cons

Horrible repetitive music. Working during holidays was a mad house.

2.0
Jul 17, 2026
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Pros

Company events are always fun. (Halloween is insane in the best way.) On-site gym, Starbucks, cafeteria with pretty good food. The employee sales and deep-discounts are really nice. Central Station is a really nice, pretty building with a parking garage.

Cons

Lots of micromanagement and unnecessary approval steps before anything can move forward; resulting in any changes moving at a glacial pace and often stalling for months and even years. Fossil manages and designs by committee and the HiPPO in the room always wins with little regard to facts and data. There's little communication at all levels of the company. Teams are extremely siloed and there's a complete lack of direction. It's also not unusual for leadership or stakeholders to flip-flop on their decisions. One meeting, they'll approve something; then turn around and claim they never saw or approved it. Then suddenly they liked the way it was, which they had been claiming never to have seen before. It's frustrating and defeating. Advancement and growth opportunities are very limited and often based on favoritism. There's almost zero recognition or metrics to demonstrate your worth. "Restructuring" and staff reductions happen regularly throughout the year and always in small batches to fly under the WARN act. They usually don't even acknowledge or comment on the layoffs internally either. It's as if they hope they did it quietly enough that no one will notice. Meanwhile, morale is practically nonexistent as everyone is always waiting for the next layoff and spends most of their time with their heads down. If they acknowledge the layoffs at all, they'll assure the company that they're "right-sized now" or that they're "done with layoffs" and then do it again.

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