Toxic, Hostile Work Environment No Work Life Balance - Anonymous employee Patagonia Employee Review

1.0
Jul 11, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Hard to find any.

Cons

This is the most hostile, toxic work environment I've ever worked in. Everyone is stressed out all the time and there is no work/life balance. I think they promote the company as being a great place to work because it is good marketing for their brand. My expectations of the job based on interviewing and reading about the company was so far off from reality it feels like a work of fiction. BEWARE. Taking this job was the worst professional decision I've ever made.

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Cons

Internally they call it “a boys club” which creates an imbalanced environment. They “function in the grey” which means they do not have set standards or expectations across the fleet. This results in certain stores and roles having different standards than others. They put a high focus on their in-line stores and not enough focus on their outlets which, in their words, “carry the company through hard times.” They do not have checks and balances at all levels. There’s a focus on giving under-performers and blatant misconduct multiple chances without clear guidance for team members who are accomplishing goals/metric.

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