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4.0
Sep 13, 2013
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Pros

I worked at a "pop-up" store, which meant things were small, close-knit, and lacked a lot of the bureaucracy and oversight you might find at other stores. We handled business and had a blast. I had very down to earth, and trusting managers, as well as very cool co-workers. The environment lent itself to more of a family atmosphere, and that made the job infinitely better.

Cons

Pop-up stores sometimes don't last, and such was the case with us. Other than that, there weren't any other cons, and it was easily the best job I've had, as far as retail and slave wages go.

3.0
Sep 12, 2013
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Pros

The employees were really good to work with and we all mostly did our best to help each other around the store as it was needed. I enjoyed working with customers as well, since most that came into the store outside of the Christmas season were regulars. The job itself wasn't physically demanding outside of working trucks. My management team was friendly and got along with almost everyone on the job.

Cons

Despite not being a physically demanding job, corporate tends to cut corners and cut hours to a bare minimum for different projects. They also expect an individuals to take on lots of responsibilities without offering acceptable pay raises or other incentives to strive at the job. I left due to pay and the stress from Christmas season.

2.0
Sep 10, 2013
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Pros

-Some friendly co-workers. -Scenic suburban campus. -Working for a toy company. -Training program. -Working with many national toy vendors.

Cons

-Several backstabbing employees and managers. -Gossiping and rumors going around daily, which can make work distracting. -Management promotes some questionable people who seem to have been favored from day one and lets go of some talented people for no good reason. -Store discount of only 10%. -Workload constantly increases and firedrills happen almost daily. -Analysts are forcefully encouraged to take on projects that add to the almost impossible workload, otherwise they are looked down upon or not considered for promotion.. -Some managers are extremely demanding and unreasonable and will throw you under the bus if they feel threatened by their analysts' performance. -Contradicting performance reviews. -Widespread layoffs after unfavorable annual results are reported. -Very high turnover rate for analysts, hence the training program twice a year with new hires.

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