Weak management bending over to archaic US management principles - Cant State As IT Would Identify Me H&M Group Employee Review

1.0
Jan 11, 2023
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Pros

- Good colleagues that I have no idea why they stay - It is for sure a diverse company.

Cons

- Broken communication channels - Shallow company values that aren't enforced in any way. The only real policy is the unwritten one, "We live for profit the owners, regardless of who gets in the way". - Chronical greenwashing of the business despite new environmental scandals in development countries occurring frequently. H&M Group keeps blaming the factories despite H&M being the one bringing down the price so the factories cant afford being sustainable without going under. - U-turn on policies on a 6 month basis. 4 days in the office policy gives basically no flexibility and was implemented with a less-than two weeks heads-up slap in the face to everyone who kept the ship afloat during the pandemic. Some of us moved away from office with blessing from our managers and the previous policy. - Extremely on the low end in terms of compensation. Incredibly uncompetitive. When i quit for my new contract, I easily raised my compensation with over 65%. That's how underpaid you are here.

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5.0
Jul 9, 2024
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Pros

I've know about your company for a long time and really admire it. Understanding management great work and life balance.

Cons

Bureaucracy. In the high competitive global market.

1.0
May 9, 2025
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Pros

Used to be a place filled with passionate, skilled people. Sadly, most of them have already left.

Cons

H&M Group suffers from a massive and growing tech debt that leadership continues to ignore. Most of the truly competent engineers and product professionals have long since quit. What remains is a toxic environment with high turnover, constant reorgs, and offshoring to low-cost labor with little support or development. HR has lost all credibility – pushing for full return to office while ignoring the real issues affecting teams. The workplace culture is rotten: political, cliquish, and increasingly hostile to anyone who questions leadership decisions. It’s not a psychologically safe environment – critics are marginalized, and mobbing or gaslighting tactics are not uncommon. Management focuses more on performative inclusivity (rainbow flags everywhere) than on building a healthy or respectful work culture. Meanwhile, senior leadership turnover is accelerating, with the former CEO quietly exiting amid internal drama. Employees are routinely forced to reapply for their own jobs during restructurings, while morale continues to plummet. Avoid unless you're desperate – and even then, think twice!

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