Uniqlo reviews

High stress level working here. There are too many visits from upper management in Japan/CEO that require OT and changes to the store at least once a month. And because everyone has a different opinion on standard and what looks good, there are multiple changes last minute throughout the store which is a waste of time, unnecessary, a lot of work and stresses everyone out. They managers don't know how to manage and make you change styling once or twice for each mannequin and later decide the original styling was the best. Before a visit, I had to change all 60+ mannequins within a week or less because the management doesn't want to follow the monthly directive given but chooses what looks good to them. Uniqlo is always short staffed and people call out often so it lands on you for filling those employee spots, running around taking on multiple roles which is almost impossible when there is so much to do. You get an opportunity every 3 months to get promoted, but you have to pass an evaluation from your manager, a written exam, and a group interview with the highest managements in your area. This also makes it impossible because they are very bias and specific of who they want to promote. So it's not based on if you're good and actually deserve it.

-No upward movement based on merits. It's all based on passing a written test. Even after passing the test, you aren't guaranteed anything. -No pay raises without passing the test even though they say you're entitled to one. -HR Department is absolutely useless. -Higher management sees employees less as people and more as tools. -I've been told by upper management to show no compassion for my employees and do what is best for the store, not for the individual. I've been told to schedule people outside of their availability, hours that they cannot work, and for tasks they do not feel comfortable doing. I've refused and had it reflect poorly on my work performance evaluations for it. Maybe I just picked a bad store. I do love this company and what they do, but I don't feel like any place should be run like this.