They work you like a dog and pay you like crap. - Photographer Lifetouch Employee Review

1.0
Aug 30, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Co workers are really nice. Paid training before every season. Paid for gas and for travel time.

Cons

Never enough hours. Lazy people allowed to sit around and not do anything. Trainers are lazy and never jump in. VERY low wages for the work we were doing. Not everyone can pick up a Nikon and make memories that'll last a lifetime. Homophobic environment. Blatant discrimination against gay people. When confronted, boss said there was nothing he could do. No flexibility with schedule. No possible way to accommodate disability.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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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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