No Work/Life Balance - Store Manager Gymboree Employee Review

2.0
Jan 5, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation, Good medical benefits (as of 2011, changes in 2012 made it less desirable), Brand recognition and company reputation

Cons

60 hour work weeks for managers on salary, no work/life balance whatsoever, same day receiving of shipment/floorsets with no prep time, slow responses from home office in all departments, vague marketing direction, overabundance of stock despite doing a capacity survey and admitting to overstocking, poor labor allocation based on transaction count, unrealistic "legendary service" secret shops.

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