The Juice Ain't Worth the Squeeze - Anonymous- Salaried Staff Merchology Employee Review

Some serious issues need fixing. - The workplace feels pretty mediocre, and the leadership is insecure, which makes it a toxic environment where being unique isn't encouraged. Hearing "no bad vibes!" from leadership is pretty lame. - The company is family-owned, and the owners feel disconnected from the workers. For example: -- People have been fired for questionable reasons and in cruel ways (while on vacation, while in the hospital, etc.) Even if you do good work, you will always feel a target on your back. -- They keep leaders who harm the workplace until it affects profits. -- There have been a couple of large layoffs over the past few years, and lots of people have quit in that time, too. -- Customer service and art teams don’t get paid enough. Most all roles get paid on the low end, except for some Sales roles. --Working from home has been withheld from employees as punishment even if days in/out are in the contract. -- Leadership has even tried to reach out to people who they believe leave negative reviews, asking them to take them down. - Changes to how things work happen constantly, which can be confusing. While being flexible is important, good communication is often missing, and that makes it even harder to keep up. - Managers seem undertrained and sometimes act unprofessionally. Promotions often go to favorites instead of the best workers, so good managers leave. - Your workload will almost always be unsustainable and overwhelming regardless of the position or department, folks get burnt out quickly. - While you can work from home most of the time, the company invests so heavily in office space that it Ieads to unnecessary micromanagement. A big building doesn't create a healthy work environment. - While they have hired some talented people, they’ve also seen a lot of turnover in leadership roles, blowing through 2 VPs of People (HR) and 3 Sales VPs in about 2-3 years, and often ignoring employee concerns during their hiring process.