Cotswold Company Culture FAQ

Pros

Great culture in the company friendly and open, approachble Managers.

Cons

Whilst working for a growing company is great, it is always changing!

Pros

You'll get Christmas Day off

Cons

At head office you'll fit in if you fit a certain profile. The entire retail staff are at the whim of a laughing stock who writes 'would of' in emails then demands rather than earns respect. Bullies remain, victims quietly vanish sh. HR are lazy and inept, while the company heads in a worrying new direction, where kind members of staff are being replaced by flinty-eyed cynics without people skills. Most of the retail staff are neglected and unhappy, overworked with little praise or support and much critique. Positive appraisals may be missing from your HR file. Head office staff are cosseted with weekly treats and a pleasant environment compared to the retail staff, who face customers daily, often those unhappy with the Chinese furniture or the delivery/customer services process, over which the stores have no control. Staff are encouraged to write fake reviews for the stores by one department, then disciplined for doing just that by another.

Advice to Management

It isn't always the loudest voice that has the best ideas. Remember you're a human being and look after your staff better. What goes around comes around.