Be prepared to work.....ALOT!! - Manager Gap Employee Review

3.0
Aug 13, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Gap is a well respected name in the apparel industry producing great products that are in demand by consumers. Thank You Patrick Robinson for giving us styles that are easy to sell. The employee discount is quite generous and you can wear jeans to work!!

Cons

Stores operate with high levels of workload often without timely or consistent direction. Finding a balance between brand tasking and customer service is quite difficult at times. Doing more work with less payroll is the expectation, which is often an unrealistic goal. This results in salaried managers putting in WAY more hours than required and still coming up short on results. Work / life balance is a tough one to accomplish in this environment, so if you enjoy "living to work" instead of "working to live" then this is the management position for you.

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Pros

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Cons

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