Don't Work Here - Keyholder Earthbound Trading Employee Review

2.0
May 23, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-50% employee discount (on most items) -mostly fun co-workers -not SUPER coporate-y

Cons

This is a job I took with no experience/no interest in retail because I thought the environment would be different from the HUGE corporate stores. During the holiday season rules were very laid back and it was very enjoyable to go to work but after the holiday season rules started cropping up. If sales weren't being met you could get in trouble and potentially even be fired. If your ADS (amount of money per sale) was low you could get in trouble and potentially be fired. It is ridiculous and puts a lot of pressure on employees, so much so that it pits employees against each other to make sales even though what Earthbound preaches is "team selling". The company is hypocritical at best. I would be reprimanded for things that management would do, or even reprimanded for things I wasn't aware was problematic. The training I received was extremely minimal. It felt like I was set up for failure and each fellow co-worker I discussed this with felt the same way. I do not recommend working at this company if you are looking for a decent amount of training at a decent pay grade.

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Earthbound Trading Response
9y
Please contact Elizabeth Abend 972-248-0228 x5056, elizabeth@earthboundtrading.com. Thank you!

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Cons

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Earthbound Trading Response
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Thank you for your feedback! We wish you the best on your future endeavors.
2.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Cons

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