JoS. A. Bank reviews

If you are salaried, forget having a personal life. The culture is such that there is no work\life balance whatsoever. The needs of the company come first, above family, personal time, etc. Communication between management and workers is poor. Management decisions are made with no feedback whatsoever from employees. Employees are motivated by fear, not by positive reinforcement. My co-workers and I were not given raises, bonuses or any kind of extra compensation for two years (2007 - 2009) because of "the economy", despite the fact that our work helped the company grow and perform phenomenally over that period and stock prices went up. As positions were vacated or became available, there was a "revolving door" of new faces, some who would be there for a day or two, perhaps a week, and then mysteriously disappear. We were usually not told why these people didn't stay and turnover was kept "hush hush". But the turnover was obvious, even for people who stuck around for 6 months or longer. Many of those die-hards who did stay long-term accepted that this treatment was normal and just part of their corporate culture. Even HR had this attitude and it was the reason that workers didn't bother to complain, in fear of losing the job they had. There is this "If you don't like it, there's the door" attitude. But 60-80 hours per week is not my idea of a life. Actually using vacation time was frowned upon and planned vacation time was sometimes even taken away if management felt that you needed to be there for work demands. If you're a workaholic, then this company is your dream. But if you want a life and a future, run - and run fast. There are better companies out there to work for. I tell all to stay away.