Most toxic place I have ever worked - Image Consultant CYS Group (WA) Employee Review

1.0
15 Nov 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The coworkers were the best. It was a group of really supportive women. There was a lot of camaraderie between the girls working there

Cons

This review is for CYS, inc. because it’s listed in weird ways on Glassdoor. First, I barely made a liveable wage as a full time employee here (yes, even after bonuses), but the worst part was feeling like we were scamming vulnerable women. Building them up through a “free” photoshoot only to knock them down by telling them they have to pay for each photo AFTER the photoshoot happens. It was not unusual for me to show clients their photos and for them to start crying once they saw the pricing. We were not allowed to share the pricing in advance when I worked there either. The bait and switch model was predatory at best. There are cameras with audio surveillance in every room. It felt like there was no trust between managers and employees. I even had a manager one time tell me I needed to say something specific to a customer and that they would be listening to make sure I actually said it. Years later I realize these practices are not normal. It's not normal to want to end every day of work crying and to feel like you are taking advantage of people - even in a sales job.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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