It’s all politics and bullying - Store Leader Altar'd State Employee Review

3.0
Feb 2, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Employee discount 50%, pay is good, the give back to other community is awesome.

Cons

I started this company because I loved what it stood for, but over the time I have been there, it became more and more toxic. The level of work and expectations that I have encountered working there I have never experienced in any job. No work life balance, you are paid to work 40hrs weekly, but expected to work 50/60hrs per week. Your mentally and emotionally drained. You are not given the proper tools that you need to succeed, instead stores are set up for failure because they have implemented secret shoppers that comes to stores and grades us on our services and if stores receive a score below 90 they fail no matter the comments or what’s going on in stores at that time. Store leaders are then forced to write there team up, in many cases if store leaders don’t they get written up and placed on finals or demotions for guest services. District leaders rarely support there stores and teams, they bully store leaders and put fear in there hearts, which resulted in store leaders not leading there store teams with love and compassion but instead with fear of losing their jobs. You would think it’s a people first company but it’s not! The great places to work survey it’s all lies and BS and stores are forced to get good scores because the score is for the store so if you scored your store under a 90 it makes the management team looks bad, but reality is these questions are towards the company and not for stores. Please don’t work here if you have a family and you want to be happy. It’s that simple! Am still trying to wrap my head around how are they on fortune best places to work!

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Altar'd State Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience. We're sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your time with us. If you'd like to discuss your concerns further, please reach out to peopledevelopment@altardstate.com. We wish you the very best!

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Cons

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Thank you for your kind words! We're so glad to hear you have had a positive experience and we appreciate you for taking care of our guests. Don't hesitate to reach out to peopledevelopment@altardstate.com if there's anything we could do for you!
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Pros

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Cons

I’ve been with the company for years and watching its continuous downfall has become almost comical. Two years ago we took major pay cuts (like 15%) because of the economy but this year they sent us to the Virgin Islands on this over the top meeting that must have cost a fortune. I’d rather have the money in my bank versus a trip I was forced to go on with senior leadership that are absolute horrific people in general and evil businesses people. It all felt like a big propaganda event with tons of videoing and picture taking so they could come home and post all over linked in and social media about how WONDERFUL it is to work there. Don’t even get me started on the new Little House on the Prairie denim dresses we have to wear because they hire managers that aren’t even strong enough to coach to a dress code. How can you run a store if you can’t even tell someone what they’re wearing inappropriate? Instead now we look like a bunch of little followers of the cult everyone already says it is. As long as we say we “stand out for good” at every opportunity it must mean it’s true right? To know who else brainwashed people into thinking bad things are good for them? CULT LEADERS.

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Altar'd State Response
4mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and concerns. We will share your feedback with the appropriate teams. If you would like to discuss in further detail, please reach out to peopledevelopment@altardstate.com.
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