Pros
GIVE BACK IS AMAZING. Hands down, this company made me fall in love with giving back. The CEO and upper management's hearts are truly in the right place, I'm a firm believer in that. I had an amazing relationship with the rest of my district during my time at Altar'd. We were like a huge family, you could call anyone for anything and they would help you right away. My store even felt like my second family. I watched so many of my associates grow and it made me incredibly happy. Nothing could ever replace being told "you're a great manager."
Cons
There are unfortunately times when new upper management steps in or you are challenged by an assistant manager who you only had good intentions for and you believed they had the same for you as well. These can be extremely hard times. I received a new District Manager and I went from an amazing DM who I could always count on responding to me, or give me straight advice, to a District Manager who simply had her mind made up about me from the beginning. I never received a sit down conversation with my new DM, although my assistant and key holders had the privilege to. After speaking to my DM on the phone twice, I was told that I didn't have "World Class Leadership" to run my store. This was told me to over the phone. I will never think it is acceptable for any boss to tell their associate something to that extent over the phone. I don't see that person as a leader, I see them as someone who was out to "win" and doesn't care about their people. I don't see Altar'd State as that kind of company. I know they care about their people and love those who run their stores. I truly hope future hiring is not based on who a person knows or who they've worked with in the past, but where their heart and skills are. I think it is important that they are truly what Altar'd State stands for. This District Manager is very talented and I can see that. There is only 1 original manager about to be left in our district out of 8 of us. I hope and I pray that this remaining manager is treated differently, and even when business gets tough, she is guided and helped, not booted to the curb.
