Disconnect between upper-management and the stores. - Anonymous employee Sur La Table Employee Review

2.0
Dec 6, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

co-workers on the store level, great discount, interesting products, making customers happy, relaxed dress code, use of demo coffee machines, nice store atmosphere

Cons

upper-management out of touch with the reality of the stores, disorganization from the top down, poor product allocation for the store capacity, constantly changing directives, micro-management from upper-management, cumbersome hiring process, non-existent training process, insufficient payroll to staff stores

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