Uncommon Goods Reviews

For the merchandising team, there is no work life balance and there is almost no chance to move up. The company is strangely sexist, one of the only buyers to ever get promoted from assistant to associate to buyer was a man. I have spoken to former female buyers for this company and they confirmed this problem. Almost all top managerial positions are held by white guys. Since the company explicitly wants to be socially responsible and liberal, this is ironic. Pay is EXTREMELY low, well below competition. When I worked there, managers were abusive and nothing was ever done about it.

You will be asked to do 10 different jobs yet still be questioned about everything you do and micromanaged. The only people allowed to have an expertise are the heads of departments everyone else is there to serve their whims. Your job description can change at any point without your input. You will be asked to manage political tension between your manager and people in other departments with zero support. If you complain, you will be admonished or fired. If your department scores low on morale on HR surveys, your team leader will launch a witch hunt trying to find out who "tattled" on them to HR. Approaching HR about inappropriate behaviours, bullying and harassment will lead nowhere and in fact makes it worse because then they'll involve your manager and refuse to protect you. Your yearly reviews have nothing to do with your work performance and everything to do with how much people like you or not. You will only be promoted if you are friends with your manager.