Kate Spade New York Reviews

Pros

My team is very business oriented and my store manager does not fail to make everyone feel appreciated.

Cons

Corporate does not lend enough hours.

Pros

Strong trust and communication with management

Cons

Don't take this opportunity if you aren't willing to put in the effort to meet your goals

Pros

Fantastic discount and compensations. Great experience for event coordination, operations, and visual merchandising.

Cons

Management can be very degrading.

Advice to Management

Communication.

Pros

Great employees high energy 75% off one item every quarter, great discounts great wardrobing cute items

Cons

fast paced long hours cleaning after 10-12 hour shift inventory and floorsets

Advice to Management

Hire good managers that don't hate their lives and make their employees suffer.

Pros

Great step into the luxury industry

Cons

Managment doesn't always see eye to eye

Pros

Wardrobe, friendly environment, knowledge growth on retail

Cons

They let customers get away with anything, Poor communication, no work balance at all.

Pros

Generous employee discount Wardrobing program Discount with Coach and Stuart Weitzman

Cons

Toxic environment Lots of favoritism shown from management Unethical Drama every single shift No room for growth

Pros

My team was the only pro to working here.

Cons

Oh let me count the ways. -was asked to travel to various stores on the eastern seaboard, and by asked I mean it was demanded of me with promises of promotion that never came. I was driving 3 hours EACH WAY for one store, working 9 hours, and then had to drive back the next day. and they refused to put me up in a hotel. Citing it wasn’t far enough. 2) was constantly told my hair was “unkempt” it I didn’t get it keratin treated because I’m native and my hair is difficult when not braided. Had district leaders insist I dye, cut, and even burn my hair to a crisp with heated tools 3) no work life balance. They’ll ask the world of you and give you nothing in return. My grandma died and my store leader refused me bereavement— I had to go above her to HR. And the entire time I was gone? The rest of my management team was blowing Up my phone to let me know how short staffed they were. I had a day off to finish my SENIOR THESIS and they made me come in and write it on the sales floor because someone called out. They used to try to make me skip class and I had to fight to attend my own graduation. People. Have. Lives. 4) constantly changing expectations. Give them what they want? Sorry not enough, they want more. At one point I had keys to five different stores. I was an Ops manager who ended up being at my own store MAYBE one day a week— they had the audacity to give me a not on target performance review because “while I’ve displayed operational excellence in the stores I’ve helped rebuild, I’ve fallen behind at my home store”. Again. One day a week. They’re impossible to please. I could write you a whole list of reasons not to work here, but I’ll spare you some of the darker details of my time with kate spade New York. Stay away.

Advice to Management

Do better. Appreciate your employees, pay your managers MORE THAN YOUR SALES LEADS, promote internally, express gratitude, and let people have lives.