terrible pay, poor management - Anonymous employee HomeGoods Employee Review

2.0
Dec 5, 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

fun, stress- free environment, first dibs on some great merchandise

Cons

Horrible pay- minimum wage to start with miniscule increases. Department managers paid only slightly more. Pay increases take forever to show up on checks( still waiting a month for my last one), managers rarely seen except when they show up to tell you what a poor job you are doing. Policy changes are routinely made but not communicated. Managers give out job promotions without posting or allowing equal opportunities for all. Managers use the intercom to eavesdrop on employees. Managers refer to employees as "that girl", etc. because they cannot be bothered to learn people's names. Heard one manager make disparaging remarks about "old people" who cannot remember anything from one second to the next- in referring to older employees in the store. Managers certainly are not hired for their enlightened mangement styles, that is for sure. Terrible morale( and turnover) in my store, needless to say.

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Cons

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