No raises, no promotions - Designer Haddad Brands Employee Review

1.0
Mar 11, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You get to put a brand like Nike or Levis on your resume

Cons

On my first day at Haddad I sat at my new desk and met all my neighbors. many of them had been there between 4-10 years. I asked them all when was the last time any of them got a raise or promotion, they all answered never. For a company with 100+ employees I'd be shocked if they give 1 promotion a year. They are also notorious for below market salaries.

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Pretty Good relationships with coworkers

Cons

A lot of workload short deadlines

1.0
May 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The holiday party. Oh wait, it’s on a Tuesday or Wednesday so no one can truly enjoy themselves, so nevermind! Absolutely no pros.

Cons

If I could change one thing in my life, it would be working at Haddad Brands. Coming straight out of college and it being your first job, you truly have no idea how warped working there is. The delusion and greed of the family should be studied-the workload and how they treat their employees is inhumane and honestly disgusting. A crash course is the hours are 8:30-5:30-giving them an extra hour of your life for absolutely no reason. You’re looked down upon if you take a break or step out, even just for a minute. You sit in a jail cell, with no windows, for 9 hours a day-elbow to elbow with the person next to you-and cameras watching and tracking your every move. The Haddads actively work to fire people (don’t be mistaken I wasn’t one of those people-getting a new job was probably one of the best days of my life)-who they consider to be ‘C Class Players’ which is anyone who doesn’t dedicate blood, sweat, tears and overtime to them. All you do is make them money but when it comes time for raises, promotions, benefits etc., they can’t put their money where their mouth is. The work is genuinely not even close to manageable-no matter how hard you work-and everything is under a microscope and scrutiny. The work from home days that have now dwindled into basically zero is laughable and there is no work life balance whatsoever. Just know that if you work at Haddad, you will be worked like a dog-no ifs, ands or buts.

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