Worst job I ever had. - Anonymous employee Manic Panic Employee Review

2.0
Nov 4, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

At the core, the culture Manic Panic was founded on can still be found in their location.

Cons

The amount of micromanagement was startling. The owners are very hands on even though they have little knowledge of what is relevant in this day and age. I would be surprised if their company lasted more than 10 years with them still ruling every single aspect. There is very little room for thinking out of the box, or even trying to bring new ideas to the table, they will be shot down. The workplace is pretty terrible as well, everyone talks about one another, and it's not your usual workplace chit chat, some of it is very malicious. I worked there for too long, wish I could get some of my time back because I gained almost nothing from my time there.

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Our current employees will tell you the opposite. They are happy to work side by side with the founders. This employee didn't even report to us, and we rarely interacted with her. She had 2 managers to whom she reported. She has little knowledge of what is necessary/relevant to a small business. From what I'm told this was her first experience in an office environment.

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