Low Pay, High Stress - Assistant Manager Ardene Employee Review

2.0
Mar 27, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Good discount on clothing and accessories -Decent place for a part-timer to gain a little experience

Cons

-Way too much stock (50-150 boxes a week, the back rooms are so small that boxes just get left all over the store and it looks like a junkyard) -Ridiculous dress code (even banks and government offices can wear dressy tanks that show shoulder) -The company doesn't care what sells, they expect you to cram all the stock possible into huge piles and then spend all day cleaning up from customers that have no way to shop except by digging in the piles -Dangerous work (boxes stacked too high, heavy boxes without any equipment to lift them) -Not enough staff -Not enough hours -High expectations (you can't do customer service when you have to move an entire wall of shoes peg by peg for 8 hours and only 2 employees and the other one is opening each individual pair of shoes of 70 boxes)

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Thanks for your feedback. At Ardene, we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels trusted and empowered. We know that management plays a big role in shaping that experience, and we take concerns like these seriously. If you’d like to share more, please feel free to reach out to ESS@ardene.com.
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