Good Candy, Poor Top Management - Shop Manager See's Candies Employee Review

2.0
Dec 23, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Selling a product that makes people happy and often has tradition and memories attached. You get to eat as much candy as you'd like while working. Employee discount of 30% on most items. Most customers are happy to get a free sample and to be around and purchase luxury food items.

Cons

Unrealistic expectations of work to accomplish vs shrinking hours given to accomplish it. "Pause" of bonus program. Extreme fluctuations in operations, directions, and communication from upper management. Each store is a microcosm and varies widely in demographic, hiring potential, and possibility of personal or store growth. Huge focus on Christian-coded holidays with very little nods to any other religious holidays in products and communication to employees and unclear stance on LGBTQIA+ inclusion with ridged dress code, etc. Managers can be unable to take sick days because of a lack of coverage. CEO is vastly disconnected with the business and 'common' people working for him.

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5.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

This was the best part time job I ever had! Everyone was super nice, the hours were great and it was nice chatting with the customers.

Cons

None, I loved my job!

1.0
May 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The team at store level is great to work with.

Cons

If you have family, you have absolutely no holiday time to enjoy to be with them if you work at store level. Corporate gets to be with their families but yet they expect you to stop living your life just for them. You are not allowed to take any vacation time during holiday season only during summer. But then when summer comes, they expect you to still be there because they have you doing 1000 inventories 1000 unnecessary conference calls and many unnecessary projects. Corporate does not take any accountability when something goes wrong. They constantly blame store level to fix their problems. Communication is horrible and organization is horrible. If you like, giving up your life and living for Sees Candies this job might be for you.

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