Challenging business during restructure and covid - Anonymous employee Swarovski Employee Review

3.0
Oct 15, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work-life balance, Comprehensive benefits, Achievable KPIs

Cons

Not unified leadership, Career development not in line with performance, Short-term strategy only

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Swarovski Response
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Dear Colleague First of all, thank you for your review. We really appreciate your opinion. And thank you for your participation in the creation of Swarovski for several years. As you yourself point out in the title of your review, times are particularly challenging both because of the global pandemic crisis and because of the changes in Swarovski. These challenges force flexible planning, affect decisions and business processes and each of us, including the leaders. We strive to provide each of our employees with development opportunities and thus improve the quality of work and relationships at Swarovski, and enable to grow within the company structures. We always encourage you to take advantage of these broad opportunities and to share your observations and comments with local and global HR. Once again, thank you for sharing your opinion and wish you success in your career and private life.

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