Traumatizing in regards to security and safety. Countless assaults by members of the public on staff members. Zero support from Head Office and HR. Consistent accusations that staff members were lying about theft and incidents. Called out to the store numerous times (regularly) at 3am and expected to wait patiently outside for the police to arrive.
Staff members were punished for raising issues about diversity and inclusion. Despite their ostensible commitment to ethics and equality, ask for further representation of ethnicity, neurodiversity etc and they jumped to the defensive. You will be blacklisted from further progression in the company.
No opportunity for progression. Irish store is cut off from any support from Head Office. Consistent visits from UK managers with zero idea of cultural differences. These managers sought to reinvent and change long-standing processes during the one or two weeks that they covered the store.
Physically taxing. Injuries were a common occurrence and staff members with chronic back/leg injuries were expected to carry 60-100 boxes through the store during a opening hours and even a Christmas Saturday at midday. Health and safety issues everywhere. Countless occurrences of sales assistants found crying due to physical stress of deliveries or mental pressure from the workload delegated by Upper Management.
Change is unattainable. Desperate pleas via emails and phone calls, correspondence with HR, discussions with various store managers across the company; all yielded NOTHING but shame and condescension.
