What a Long Strange Trip it's Been - Anonymous employee Hobby Lobby Employee Review

4.0
Sep 14, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

$14 an hour for full time Health Benefits Paid Vacation/Holidays/PPTO Sundays off Great hours (for retail) It's easy When something is broke, Hobby Lobby fixes it. Anytime I have had contact with the corporate office, they have gone above and beyond to be gracious and helpful. At different times, I could have written any one of the "bad" reviews. I needed a job, I learned to make it work. Hobby Lobby hasn't continued to grow (in a bad economy) because the company is mismanaged or horrible to employees. I drank the Kool-Aid. I do my job, I get paid, everyone leaves me alone.

Cons

The entire Hobby Lobby experience is determined by management. Bad manager=horrible experience. I barely survived the first 3 years, but I needed a job. Do I love my job? No, but I'm just not cut out for retail.

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