No room for growth unless you are an upper middle class white woman - Designer J. Crew Employee Review

1.0
Jul 10, 2021
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Pros

It’s a great name on your resume

Cons

- Breeds a white supremacist culture where white women are constantly being promoted especially in merchandising but bipoc designers/production associates are gaslit and given no voice. - Disorganized - very cliquey, they really hold onto the glory Jenna Lyons days even though that’s what ruined the business. - you will not be promoted unless upper management deems you cool enough - no brand identity, leadership changes constantly so you always have to scramble to redo the line. - no work/life balance - they’re incredible fake when it comes to diversity. They cherry pick POC employees to feature on their page but everyone in leadership is a white woman from cape cod or Nantucket - if you’re black, or brown DO NOT WORK HERE. They will treat you like garbage and make you do 100% of the work If anyone recently listened to the Leandra Medine podcast on The cutting room floor, that will give you an idea of who you’re working for.

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

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Cons

Sales pressure without commission and barely enough incentive for extensive work that is done. Management team is unorganized most of the time and the environment is toxic, there needs to be a shift in leadership. The lack of accountability is hardly taken into consideration and it’s unbelievable how members of management carry themselves when trying to lead by example.

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