Hated every second of my time there - Anonymous employee Selective Marketplace Employee Review

At the height of the pandemic in 2020, there was absolutely no social distancing or concern for staff's wellbeing. They said that we were 'key workers' (we were just customer service agents and the company sold women's clothes) so we had to come in to the office, however some managers were allowed laptops to work from home. I was concerned for my own safety and started looking for a new job within my first few weeks at the company. The management style was suffocating - they were strangely concerned about employees stealing customer details and wouldn't let us have pens or wear clothes with pockets. Pay was terrible, particularly as they required foreign language skills. Every time we wanted to take annual leave, we had to get a manager to sign a piece of paper which explained the reason for taking the time off - it made me feel like a child. Working there for only a few months severely impacted my mental health - I would leave 0-star review if I could.