Hot Topic Employee Reviews about "upper management"
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Pros
"Pretty lax dress code, Great atmosphere, Understanding management, very nice employee discount" (in 143 reviews)
"Great employee discount over 40 %" (in 93 reviews)
Cons
"Upper management sucks, anyone above the store manager does not care about you or your well-being" (in 59 reviews)
"Was told sales associates are disposable" (in 52 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Reviews about "upper management"
Return to all Reviews"Nice but not forever"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Hot Topic part-time for more than a year
Pros
I enjoyed the products we sold and got along well with my coworkers and customers.
Cons
Upper management sucks, anyone above the store manager does not care about you or your well-being.
"Has its ups and downs if you can deal with it then you’re golden"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Hot Topic full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Discount, great coworkers, customers, business education, learning about pop culture
Cons
Hours, treatment from upper management, work life balance, unrealistic expectations, staffing
Continue readingPros
Really enjoyed the atmosphere and the people I worked with.
Cons
Upper management: Incredibly pushy with sales, didn't have employees backs with ridiculous customer complaints.
"Reconsider Applying Here"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Hot Topic part-time for less than a year
Pros
• Very Casual Dress Code • Discount
Cons
• 3 - 6 hrs a week for part time employees • Disorganized and unprofessional work environment • Low pay for management — $15/hr Assistant Manager (ASM) • Bad communication within management - An ASM was excluded from a manager group chat — unrightfully not treated like a manager, made fun of/picked on and lack of communication - the pay is unfair and unfit for the job position - Low Communication is through Facebook group only • Management criticizes team/ yells at employees causing shame and embarrassment unprofessionally and rudely in front of customers • Training can be minimal, unpredictable, finicky, unclear • Expectations of staff and responsibilities do NOT reflect training, very low hours and pay • Mind numbing work; standing around a lot with absolutely nothing to do during low traffic hours, very loud repetitive music, anxiety inducing environment • NO TALKING ALLOWED • Small and dirty back room • Common 3-4 hour shifts; short or NO breaks. • Store management and upper management require revision of conduct in the workplace and treatment of staff— lack of respect, communication and integrity. • Several employees feel and have been pressured to purchase unnecessary and unwanted items by store manager
Continue reading- Helpful (1)
"Waste of Time"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Hot Topic part-time for more than a year
Pros
- no uniform - cool merchandise - usually cool coworkers & customers
Cons
- poor pay - long hours - poor treatment by upper management - borderline abusive work environment
Continue reading "Fun environment"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Hot Topic full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great environment and fun people to work with.
Cons
Not a fan of upper management
Continue reading"Great introduction to retrain."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Hot Topic full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Cheap and great medical benefits that still cover domestic partnerships. Awesome atmosphere. Customers, I’ve read a lot of stories about others experiences, I was with the company for 8 years, I definitely had my fair share of “out there” experiences, but generally speaking, they’re great. Great discount.
Cons
Embarrassingly low pay for the amount of expectation put on staff. Very out of touch upper management.
Continue reading- Helpful (1)
"Awful upper management"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Hot Topic part-time for less than a year
Pros
Discount, awesome coworkers, laid back customers, good music
Cons
Upper management is to interested in employees personal lives outside of work, completely unprofessional, awful training, awful hours, unrealistic sales goals, cares more about ADT and loyalty then customers experience, they don't care about their employees, I was told I would never move up in that store because of who I knew in personal life outside of work while also being told I had all the makings of a store manager.
Continue reading "Not what it seems"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Hot Topic full-time for less than a year
Pros
Cool people & customers
Cons
Upper management very secretive. Doesnt share alot of info with stores
"You're too old, you're out"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Hot Topic full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Pay, benefits, customers, employees, discount
Cons
Communication, Goals, Policies, Upper management, Reviews
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