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2.0
Feb 8, 2022

Great People, Terrible CEO

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Pros

Some of the brightest, creative, and hardest working individuals I’ve had the privilege to work with in my career. Formed lifelong relationships.

Cons

Nepotistic CEO basically ran the company into the ground (though I heard he has since been replaced by the Board).

2.0
Jan 16, 2020

This is not where you want to be right now

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Pros

Benefits, discount, people who work there, company culture, diversity

Cons

The company just laid off 40+ people because all the CEO cared about were his own goals instead of what was right for the company and the employees. Not to mention the salaries are extremely low and there is no room for growth. At one point employees at the company were split up in multiple buildings where the working conditions were even more disgusting.

1.0
Nov 22, 2020

Terrible Corporate Culture

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Access to the 50% employee discount

Cons

Main Punchline: Terrible management, bifurcated diversity, and extremely low employee morale For anyone questioning the integrity of Moda Operandi, there is an enlightening article on Moda's operational history published in November 2020. You can access this article by typing in the following query in your preferred Search engine: airmail the devil sells prada My interactions with the founder are always pleasant although I, admittedly, didn't work directly for her. Her direct reporting team always seemed happy (albeit all of them were white females). The current CEO is another story altogether. I find him to be very shady and has a historically questionable reputation industry-wide. I am baffled why he’s still in that position (and how he even secured it given his reputation). His original intent was to ignore Moda's operational issues (payment processing and supply chain defects) and bring the company public. That reinforces his questionable character as future shareholders would have suffered terrible losses if his strategy succeeded. That misguided moral compass is consistent with his character. The terrible working conditions (flies, roaches) were spot-on. The only exception was the offices of the founder and C-suite (which were very well-kempt and beautifully decorated). That dichotomy reinforced the haves-vs-have nots ethos pervasive in the organization. The other thing the article missed was that senior level positions were largely held by Indians (and is not the all-white company the article implies). I have no problem with Indians holding top positions but it does create issues with diversity if the vast majority of individuals at the decision making level are all Indian. The organization has a chasm of either hiring Asians for technical roles, white people (in middle management roles) or Indians (in senior management roles). Unfortunately, senior management ignored the numerous studies have demonstrate that diverse cultures are more successful. .

1.0
Aug 13, 2020

Poor Leadership!

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Pros

Associates in general really wanted to drive the business.

Cons

This is not a Tech company! This is a fashion/retail company! Yes, you can infuse Tech, but you still need the fashion fundamentals. The CEO turned and burned the company like a Netflix model. CEO has no compassion for employees for which the culture became toxic.

3.0
Dec 11, 2020
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Pros

Nice place, a lot to do

Cons

they say ceo has no clue on what he is doing

1.0
Aug 31, 2020

An Utter Disgrace

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Pros

- Employee discount - Unlimited PTO - Extensive list of brands

Cons

- The CEO, Ganesh Srivats, has run Moda Operandi into the ground. The company is no longer profitable and is at a complete loss. He has a terrible rapport with his employees and is not respected in the industry. Until he is gone, there is no hope for this company. - Upper Management: Managers, directors, and c-level positions have been filled by Mr. Srivats former Tesla employees, who are all unqualified for their roles. They lack knowledge, experience, drive and professionalism. They have abused their power and spent more time wasting company money than actual working. - No Career Growth: There is no budget, support, or encouragement for career growth - Bonuses & Incentives: All bonuses and incentives have been taken away due to current standings - High Turnover: Very high turnover. Tenured employees went running & all new hires were let go. Mr. Srivats & upper management over hired & over spent on unqualified and unprofitable candidates. - Company Moral: SHOT

3.0
Feb 1, 2021
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Pros

Great team while it existed

Cons

Poor leadership. CEO completely failed on owning supply chain problems. He's just a sales person, not actually driving the company forward. He was just pretending "numbers look promising" when in reality the numbers weren't aggregated yet. Lot's of layoffs because of this.

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