Not worth your energy!!! - Retail Associate Smithsonian Employee Review

1.0
Feb 18, 2017
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Pros

Co workers and metro transportation paid monthly.

Cons

No appropriate raise according to your hard work. For example (literally) would be getting a raise of 15 cents or less. No family life balance. No respect. Favoritism. Discriminatory with regard to race, maternity and age. Late night shifts. Working company events and staying late shifts until 10pm and getting home at 11pm or later and scheduled and early shift the following day.

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