Friendly family-run company with seasonal fluctuations - Sales & Design Associate Pioneer Linens Employee Review

My friend convinced me to interview for this company in college. I wasn't looking to work as I had just left a full time job. It turned out to be the most rewarding experience! While working at Pioneer Linens, I was exposed to many aspects of luxury design. As an intern, I learned about creating relationships with vendors and clients. I also had the privilege of accompanying the buyers to market. We selected items to stock for the next season. In the next season, I followed how items performed. To this day, the top of the bed is still very important to me.

Some of the systems were antiquated, but they were making improvements.

being a family owned company around for 100 years and the ability to carry some amazing product you'd think it would be a fun place to work..

the current owner, who is the grand daughter of the founder, has taken her grandfathers and her fathers vision and obliterated it... Her children all work for the company and its obvious, they're there for the paycheck and the obvious other perks only they receive.. Staff is talked to as if they're inferior, regardless of your experience or title.. The owner is afraid to spend money or wont for product needed to keep up with current trends and the set sales goals.. Once she retires, I imagine it will only take a few years for her greedy kids to run this once amazing store into the ground...