Event Network reviews

3.1

48% would recommend to a friend

(340 total reviews)
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Larry Gilbert

65% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Event Network has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 340 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Event Network employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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340 reviews
1.0
Jan 31, 2019

This Place is a Dump!!

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Pros

Beautiful work environment with backyard and nice patio area to eat lunch. On site gym and nice co-workers (we have to stick together).

Cons

If you're wondering why Event Network has a job posting for a new buyer or assistant buyer on Glassdoor every week, it's not because they are growing and looking to expand their teams. It's because the turnover of their buying staff is like a revolving door. As soon as one gets hired, 2 more get fired or quit. The problems here are endless. Morale is non-existent. Upper management is run by back stabbing, bad mouthing goons with zero qualifications and serious Me Too issues. CEO can't bother to even live in the same state and pretends to be all about culture. CULTure is more like it. Can't help but notice the lack of diversity in this office (very suspicious in a highly diversified city like San Diego). Pay is laughable. Upper management is gone by 3pm but expects everyone to stay until your work is done. By the way, the work is NEVER done. You are underpaid and overworked with no chance of upward growth. If you have to travel, they ask that you either take the bus or have someone drop you off at the airport because they won't reimburse for you to take an Uber or park your car at the airport. You are constantly at war with accounts payable to get your vendors paid. System is the WORST. The list is endless. Please don't apply here, you will be sorry. But don't worry, if you have any remorse over not applying for the current buying job posting and wish you had, there'll be another one posted next week. If that isn't a red flag to you, then you might be perfect for the job after all.

5.0
Jan 24, 2019

Assistant Director

Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, work life balance and very supportive company.

Cons

Depends on the manager you work for and the partner that you work with.

1.0
Jan 17, 2019

Stay away

Recommend
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Pros

Breakfast, mostly nice colleagues, beautiful campus.

Cons

Recently bloated Exec teams are putting the "CULT" in culture, any criticism whatsoever ostracizes you-promotions and firings seem to mostly be linked to being a yes-man or not. Managers are effectively useless as Execs are making hiring and firing decisions ignoring their input. "Transparent" company only transparent during good times and not acknowledging record unhappiness levels in year end survey. Most everyone seems scared to open their mouth about anything to management at any level, makes the day to day pretty awful and I'm not sure how it would improve. One Exec comes in at 8 leaves at 3 everyday while another is shaming buyers working the usual 8 hours. The company is one ted talk away from bankruptcy, every week there's another ted talk to keep in mind while you desperately try to do some actual work whilst trying to find a single actionable pillar of their word soup "culture"

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