WARNING: Toxic work environment and incompetent CEO! - Anonymous employee Tillys Employee Review

1.0
Apr 23, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very few. There are some really good people working there, especially middle management and associate level.

Cons

Executives and CEO are extremely unqualified and perpetuate a culture of fear and paranoia. One of the worst cultures at any company I have ever worked for. This is a very cheap company that cuts costs wherever it can at the expense of it's employees. You don't feel like upper management is looking after your best interests. I was a witness to several instances of racism, discrimination, homophobia, and transphobia, which was condoned at the highest levels of the company. For all of these reasons and more, Tillys has the highest turnover rate i've ever experienced at any company! DO NOT WORK HERE!!

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Pros

Lovely work environment, great staff

Cons

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Pros

- Enjoyed working with teens/young adults and building them up into the workforce/ teaching them responsibilities -Policies were awesome, but not always backed by upper management - Always pushing you to be better

Cons

- Upper management did not have equal expectations of stores/ lacked clear communication -PAY, they will pay someone who is hired external far more then they ever will an internal. Doesn’t matter how long you’re there. I was trained from a seasonal, all the way up and made far less than newer peers. They do not see as much value in internals which is so unfortunate for them. Did my 8 years and have a lot of resentment over this.

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