Kit and Ace Reviews
Found 133 reviews
"The team at kit and ace is very supportive of all team members" (in 9 reviews)
"Great people plan and development program" (in 9 reviews)
"When the first set of lay offs happened, the management team had to work every day, all day" (in 8 reviews)
"Shop Director was very select about her team; it seemed like if you followed her without question, you'd be taken care of otherwise not so much" (in 6 reviews)
"SST (Head Office)"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Kit and Ace full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- ability to learn about many aspects of the business - close team (feels like a family) - new leadership and ownership - pivoting away from technical cashmere - new company and brand focus: Technical Apparel for the modern commuter
Cons
- people still associate our business to things that have happened in the past
Kit and Ace2019-04-11- Helpful (1)
"Marketing Specialist"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Kit and Ace full-time
Pros
Great people, great perks + free snacks
Cons
It was a roller coaster of bad decisions from up top
Kit and Ace2019-02-27 "Fast paced, fun"
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Neutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Kit and Ace full-time
Pros
Fast pace High growth Lots of learning Very action oriented Great people
Cons
Strategically unsound. Moved more quickly and didn't pick up as quickly as they liked. Obviously mass layoffs didn't help.
Kit and Ace2019-02-19- Helpful (2)
"Spinning out on this ride"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Kit and Ace full-time for more than a year
Pros
- Some amazing people working here - The product is great (+ discount)
Cons
- The amazing people actually never get to be amazing - next level micro management - Direction of the company changes on the regular - Seriously bad communication by management. Like, it’s almost funny but not really because people’s lives are impacted on the other end
Advice to Management
Admitting there is a problem is the first step
Kit and Ace2019-02-22 "Company still struggling to find its way. However the dedicated and talented staff are working hard to find its niche."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Kit and Ace full-time
Pros
- Great staff and company culture - Excellent fitness benefits - Good discount on product - High standards in product integrity and display
Cons
- Young company competing against established brands - Still controversial after mass layoffs
Advice to Management
- Better communication about company direction to all employees - Improve on communication integrity regarding career prospects within company
Kit and Ace2019-01-16- Helpful (1)
"High stress, constant change"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Kit and Ace full-time
Pros
Amazing job perks like snacks and fitness classes
Cons
Contradicting information given by the heads of the company, made it stressful and difficult to create quality work. It was chaos.
Kit and Ace2019-01-15 - Helpful (1)
"Interesting when in high growth phase"
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Negative OutlookI worked at Kit and Ace full-time for more than a year
Pros
-company grew extremely fast, and with that came an abundance of interesting work, growth opportunities for current employees, and overall great scope of challenging work - Hiref lots of smart, driven people - Culture was one of autonomy, and relative amount of trust granted to employees (in comparison to larger, less progressive organizations) - opportunity to build a brand
Cons
- The company went through many iterations of brand development and strategy, thus affecting org structures and talent needs during the 3 years of rapid growth. This made for a relatively unstable and unpredictable environment for employees.
Kit and Ace2018-12-04 "Head Office"
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I worked at Kit and Ace full-time
Pros
-Ability to learn from a growing brand -Fast paced -Focus on personal development and goal setting
Cons
-Growing pains as a young company
Kit and Ace2018-09-13- Helpful (2)
"Team Member"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Kit and Ace full-time
Pros
Good base culture, good pay, everyone is generally friendly and works as a team.
Cons
The company is experiencing mass exits as there are no opportunities, and any execs or head office team members are completely uninformed and uninvested in the store level. Management makes it difficult to keep a passion for developing and pipelining within the company through their arrogance and obliviousness to anyone else. They consistently act out of integrity and skip over people for jobs to promote their favourites,...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Invest in store level teams, identify talent and work to develop and keep in company. Store level managers need serious coaching on supporting team members in the growth and development both inside and outside the company.
Kit and Ace2018-08-01 - Helpful (2)
"Overly ambitious and missing the right intention"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Kit and Ace full-time
Pros
The rapid growth taught a lot - learning the hard way though.
Cons
Leadership missing aligned intention - growing so fast wasn't based in adding value to people, it came from ego and wanting to be the person with the most stuff
Kit and Ace2018-06-28