Worst Place I Have Ever Worked - Store Manager Golden Goose Employee Review

1.0
Dec 1, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very few things that I could say are pros for this brand. The work environment was decent before a messy corporate restructuring. The uniform was fairly comfortable to wear and unique, despite looking like someone out of The Handmaid's Tale. The ridiculous and haphazardly design of the store did capture the attention of many people interested, however the poor quality and extremely high pricing of the product turned potential clients away as fast as they came in.

Cons

Nearly everything was a con. Upper management, Gretchen, gave no direction to store managers or employees but when things were not operating as profitably as they wanted, you would get calls from HR as if they were telemarketers. Upper management was highly unprofessional and would seemingly let personal issues get in the way of providing a good workplace atmosphere. When I expressed that I needed help at my location with my team, they did nothing besides give warnings. HR was horrible and would never respond to any requests. The product seems to have been made from the lowest quality materials and pieced together like a child's school project so we frequently had complaints to which my team and I could do nothing because of the horrific communication from the corporate side.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Hourly is $25 plus commission; selling 3% of order, artists get 5% of the service price ($130)

Cons

PR nightmare waiting to happen. No DEI training, corporate bullying, no one trusts corporate or the managers, no safety training for equipment (500+ degrees, hearing loss), virtual training for artists' offerings - which is impossible to learn from quickly, while also watching the floor, customer interactions, trying to prevent thefts which happens so often. Visiting managers are coming in like they own the place and forcing workers to change ops every week. Everystore is always understaffed, because the company doesn't support their workers, and almost no store actually keeps an artist on staff because of working conditions, safety concerns, and the inability to upcharge for artwork that will take over 30 minutes (the standard appointment time). No career growth opportunities for artists, cannot move up to manager, they force you to stay an artist.

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