Successful in spite of itself - Technical Design L.L. Bean Employee Review

2.0
Aug 25, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The best reason to work at L.L. Bean is because of the other employees and the Maine lifestyle. The benefits are great for region, but Maine is a fairly poor state, albeit beautiful, so nationwide and compared to other large corporations, the benefits are comparable, not superior.

Cons

Salaries tend to be much lower than at other comparable companies, I found most people are not happy there and if there was any competition for jobs in the area, most would make the move. Under the guise of empowering its employees, the upper management either knowingly or not, have created an environment where their employees have much responsibility but little authority. An extremely stressful position to be in.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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