Bad all arounf - Photographer Lifetouch Employee Review

1.0
Apr 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working with kids Short shifts (4 hours per day average for part time)

Cons

Very poor management. They wouldn't send out the schedule so I would have to trust that the times my manager sent me were correct (and often they were not). Need help with something? Figure it out yourself because it is almost impossible to contact your manager when you them. At one point, our sits were down so our manager took away our chairs. Manager let personal issues with me determine my schedule for the week. (With my manager) if you are on call, you can't say no or they will reduce your hours. No room for advancement. No compensation for gas.

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Cons

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Pros

Strong since of community at local level, and support from Directors and regional managers however all that support is no longer employed.

Cons

Revolving CEO lead to new strategic focus every 3 years. Round after round of layoffs, mergers, restructures. I went through no less than 6 during my 5 years as a senior manager. Lost local control, and ability to build relationships with accounts. Closed offices based on lease agreements rather than area performance. I would be very careful to ask questions about culture, and tenure of staff, ask how many offices were closed or restructures have happened since Shutterfly, and then Apollo Global Capital. Apollo Global Management usually holds onto assets for 3-5 years, we are past that mark so I would be expecting that they will be breaking up Shutterfly in the near future if it is no longer profitable.

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