A good place once you get past the favoritism, intimidation, & bullying. - Anonymous employee Bi-Mart Employee Review

2.0
Jun 22, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent discount, good health benefits, ESOP, 401(k) match, camaraderie, fair pay. The basic personnel infrastructure set out by the company is usually adequate to meet work demands.

Cons

Long hours, little flexibility in schedule, overly strict policies governing non work-related issues, zero tolerance for even simple policy violations, but very inconsistently executed. When I was hired, the district manager gave a speech about where my wife "should not work", though he did admit he couldn't tell us where she could or could not work. From day one I was made to feel unwanted. The store manager engaged in bullying myself and others, behavior that upper management was aware of (it is apparently a pattern that has been complained of many times before I arrived) and condones, even going so far as to use the phrase "gosh, it works for her". The biggest problem is that no one was allowed to take any pride in what they were doing, never acknowledged as having worked hard or well. There was no ear for any complaint; the store manager and up had a "you have no right to complain" attitude that discouraged bringing issues to them. Issues that were brought up were turned around and made the fault of the reporting individual. All around, not a place worth staying at.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

The company is gutting their sales floors of labor and management and crew are facing the consequences, 21% down in stock valuation this year is insane. Customer service is first so if you tell a customer "no" or ask them to leave, you have to write a report about WHY you had to tell a customer no or to leave after they screamed in your face for 15 minutes about looking at video you can't release because they want to fire you for daring to ask a customer to leave the building. Unfortunately, this company is likely to go under in a couple years time. Last year it was 10% down, they reduced christmas bonuses and gave 30 cent raises, closed Cascade Farm & Outdoor and unannounced, they closed a Bi-Mart in Vancouver without any notice. Now it's 21% down, how many more people are losing their jobs before they fold entirely?

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