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Design Within Reach – “No amount of money could bring me back

Aug 10, 2009

2.0

Design Within Reach Anonymous Ex "Pretty High Up Guy" in San Francisco, CA:   (Past Employee - 2009)

Pros

Great Employee Discounts. Some very nice people

Cons

People who run this company have no idea what they are doing. Upper mgmt has, for the most part, never had any high level positions at other retail companies and therefore, have no inkling of how a company is supposed to do business. Additionally, the VP's who run the company (except for the CEO) are simply not qualified . Too young and inexperienced. This inexperience and youth led to an unprofessional work environment. Execs are simply too ignorant to know that they are handling things badly or talking to someone inappropriately. Turnover is very high there, mostly due to these reasons stated. Cronyism is a huge issue. All the higher ups have given jobs to their partners, nieces, wives, friends etc. It has not gone un-noticed that all these friends and relatives survived all the lay-offs, while other more qualified people were let go.

Advice to Senior Management

Execs should not be allowed to get their boyfriends etc jobs. Execs should take some classes on how to speak to people and how to conduct themselves in a way that is professional and ethical.

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Design Within Reach Overview (DWRI )
Web
www.dwr.com
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Size
150 to 499 Employees, $178M+ Revenue
HQ
San Francisco, CA
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