QVC Reviews in Philadelphia, PA Area

Pros

Great benifits, time off, work / life balance. Management is very accomadating when allowing time off for family. There is a bunch of opportunities to move around in the company. Nice severance packages.

Cons

There is little growth because no one wants to leave. There are a few locations. The cafe food sucks. They have been laying people off lately.

Advice to Senior Management

Take a harder look at how they prepare employees for growth within a position, and NEVER forget the best part of the company "fun along the way"!

Pros

Great benefits.
Good pay.
Good resume builder.
Interesting day to day work (very different from traditional retail).
Nice Location.

Cons

Middle management is promoted on tenure and not ability to do the job. The majority of middle management has zero people skills.
The environment is very difficult in terms of trusting others. Fellow employees and middle management throw each other under the bus for advancement and this culture is encouraged.
If constructive criticism is given the individual is considered "negative" and only positive feedback is acceptable; very "pleasantville" despite this most employees in this area are miserable but stay for the benefits and because they have not worked anywhere but QVC.

Advice to Senior Management

Reevaluate culture.
If "assuming innocents" and wanting to hear feedback is a priority do not simply teach classes about it (the QVC diffrence).
Implement it by not rewarding back stabbing and lack of people skills with promotions.

Pros

Amazing work / life balance

Cons

Always busy. Sometimes longs hours; but that's expected as it's tv.

Advice to Senior Management

Stay trustworthy

Pros

benefits, employee discount, cafeteria, nice building and location

Cons

Low pay. HR is difficult to work with. HR is bad at responding and helping employee.

Pros

Benefits and the employees are always upbeat.

Cons

Our department has gone under too many changes, and if you complain you are on there hit list.

Advice to Senior Management

Learn the job before making changes, we have been segrated from the tour route and had to sacrife productivity. It is not form over function and there needs to be a happy medium between the two.

Pros

Benefits, pay, employee discount, 24/7 well known large company

Cons

Management, inexperienced employees, too many politics, no room for vertical growth

Advice to Senior Management

Hire people who know what they're doing and how to manage. People who run online marketing have never worked outside the company and have zero outside viewpoints. They're have narrow-minded and yet are in charge of hiring new people. They end up hiring people who don't know what they're doing. Department is tense. No one looks happy to be there.

Pros

multi platform approach to retailing is in keeping with the marketplace. Benefit package is a strong one, and culture is unique.

Cons

the company is located in sleepy suburbs of Philadelphia, not much to do, or places to go outside of work.

Pros

Growing company
Options available to move laterally in the company
Great work environment and culture

Cons

Opportunity for vertical career development options
Large company with lots of "red tape" for resources

Advice to Senior Management

There needs to be more areas for advancement for team.

Pros

Great benefits and great environment. Many opportunities to grow

Cons

pay is a little on the low side but it is entry-level

Advice to Senior Management

Don't make the trainee program a mandatory year-long thing. If possible, promote earlier :)

Pros

Great, dedicated staff. The people at QVC are great and what makes it worth coming to work everyday. Sense of common purpose.

Cons

No work life balance, but almost should be expected with a 24/7 company. Hectic pace becomes addicting, but in almost an unhealthy way.

Advice to Senior Management

There will continue to be high quality people leaving the company because promotions are based on seniority and not talent.