Stay AWAY from this company - Anonymous employee Living Spaces Employee Review

2.0
2 May 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

It is nice that it's not on commission, so you have a decent idea of what your weekly pay will be. However, it is a sad salary--it is not in line with what most furniture stores pay--it's less than half of what you could earn in a normal furniture store. The staff is normally pretty good, and they're fun to work with.

Cons

Long hours on every weekend. Favoritism is rampant. If you don't have your nose stuck up management's butt, you will never be recognized, no matter how well your perform your job. People who get all the work accomplished while the nose-stickers sit in the information booth and talk never get any recognition. Only those who sit in the information booth and talk get any recognition from the top four managers. One assistant sales managers sees what is going on, but he is not able to combat the other four. The pressure to sell a minimum of $100,000 per month is incredible. If you do not meet this goal--and exceed it--your employment will be terminated soon. It may not be commission, but the pressure is more intense than any commission job I have ever had. The quality of most of the furniture sold here is sub-par, and you have to deal with a lot of upset, justifiably irate customers--and there is nothing you can do. Customer service is beyond poor. Communication between management and employees does not exist. A few of the favored people (see note about noses up butts) get all the information, and the rest of the store has no information given to them. The pay structure changes almost monthly. Any time a bonus structure is set in place, and a few people make the bonus, the structure gets changed so that it is more difficult to attain a bonus--and God knows the pay is not enough to support a family on.

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Cons

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Pros

Growing company. Luckily, the team I worked with wanted me to succeed. The job itself is easy if you know how to talk to people. It's also non-commission. There is a bonus each month if goals are made. Lunch is free on the weekends.

Cons

Very competitive depending who you're working with. Team members can get territorial and act like it's commission based. They will talk about you behind your back. Some of management can be full of toxic positivity. Also, pay is negotiable. Team members who have been there for 10 plus years make less than those who have just started.

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