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Mark Edwards Apparel

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Needs work - Sales Assistant Mark Edwards Apparel Employee Review

3.0
12 Jul 2016
Recommend
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Pros

- Amazing workspace design - Playful vibe in the office - Nice cafeteria - Well organized spaces - Generally nice coworkers (although there was one specific one that everyone despised but the bosses)

Cons

- Very low starting salary (they took advantage of the fact I was young and didn't know better) - Big turnover (understaffed) - Bosses had an elitist attitude and all they talked about was going to the gym - Everyone there has an overworked attitude and it is encouraged that you stay past 5pm even when though you're not being paid overtime - Bosses expect miracles and things to be done in lightning speed - People in logistics are somewhat on the slow end with technology (most of them are older) which can make the whole process a headache - My request to change departments was processed very slowly - Location of the office is out of the way if you don't drive - You can expect to be treated like a machine rather than a human being (because of the big turnover). - ***Unless you have no awareness of the devastating consequences of the fast fashion industry, you might feel a little empty after working here for a while. So much textile & chemical waste for horrible designs of cheap clothing that will soon end up in the landfills of a third world country. Take your talent elsewhere unless you're desperate like I was.

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3.0
12 Jul 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Take a low pay to gain experience in a prime fashion company.

Cons

Low pay and expectations are not manageable

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1.0
18 May 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Entrepreneurial environment - smaller independently-owned company environment enables employees to take on additional responsibility and experiment with new strategies - Strong work-life balance: employees not expected to work outside of 9-5 shift

Cons

- Poor management - lack of unified vision among senior leadership team - Decisions are not made based on business principles - senior leadership often take decisions from strictly personal perspectives without team input/supporting data - Multiple people were dismissed without valid reason / based on personal likeability among senior management - Lack of position growth and salary increase opportunity - Poor HR/culture/company values - difficult to enact change within the company (HR/management are the opposite of "employee-first", very old-school "bare minimum" HR - minimal benefits, no flex work hours, challenging to take time off for essential appointments, employees forced to work in office during the CO-19 pandemic) - Inconveniently located office (Villeray/Chabanel)

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