Pros
> Small family-owned business > A lot of payed vacation - you start off with 5 weeks payed vacation > Nice location, near metro > Quiet office > Overtime is rare > Half day fridays > Easy job, but no prospects > Ideal job if you have no ambition or you don't care much
Cons
> No organization - management does not take proper care to organize work, so you are on your own for everything, and most of the time there is nobody to ask for help. It seems fun at first, but then it becomes a big problem when things start falling apart > A fashion company who does not follow fashion - trends and current fashion are not relevant > People are disposable - hired and let go easily, according to this month's budget cuts. Only the few "old timers" are valued. > Very "clicky" environment, new people are not accepted and feel excluded > No clear direction, just constant search for "deals" and "cheaper option" > Very old school company, everything is outdated, mostly older women work there > A LOT of gossip - people waste a good porton of the day gossiping about each other > Spreading too thin - no focus on any one direction > Uneducated people make decisions - people with no fashion background whatsoever are allowed to make big decisions, which turn into big mistakes. > No health care benefits > Workload is not properly planned out and you either sit around doing nothing, or you have too many projects with the exact same deadline, so you have to cut corners. > When something goes wrong, there is nobody to take the blame and fix the mistake > No bonuses or raises > People are treated a bit like "workers" and not "colleagues" - inter-office cast system > A lot of wasted time > Lack of professionalism - some people in the office are very hard to get along with > Conservative thinking - not okay with the modern age and the internet > Everything is done just to be done, no craftstmanship, no care