Ren's Pets Reviews

If you want to be stalked by receptionists on your (shunned upon) 15 minute breaks, be forced to do data-entry disregarding the position you were originally hired for, and be told by management that working together is considered "tribal work flow" and they don't support it - get your resume in ASAP! I worked at Ren's for 10, long months. I saw so many people come and go, heard so many idiotic conversations that made me V8 myself, and probably lost majority of my confidence and work skills. If you are a logical person who enjoys developing and creating work based on intelligence - you will die here. And when you die there, they'll be poking your dead body asking if you're done your next project that is due in three months because they "want to ship it out now to create hype." "This is a waste of my time" is something you'll hear often from fellow employees. You'll be constantly fixing other peoples mistakes, forever. There will never be enough employees to fix them - not necessarily because the mistakes are so bad (although they are) but because they will never hire enough people. They're just too cheap. You are expected to be: Customer Service Rep, Event Co-ordinator, Project Co-ordinator, Data-Entry Assistant, Image Editor, Analyst and Janitor (yes, Janitor. Be ready for Kitchen duties!). I almost forgot - you can also add Babysitter to your resume, as you will be constantly following management around, adding things to their calendar and fixing their mistakes. And if you're thinking, "well, that'll gain me experience." Maybe. But be prepared to work with upper-management one-on-one as they dabble into your projects because they are also VP's, Graphic Designer Experts and Social Media Gurus. Your work will soon turn into a horrendous amount of clip-art, ugly text, paw prints and grammatical errors. Clashing colours and SALE SALE SALE will also make many, many appearances on your work. So you might as well kiss your future Portfolio goodbye. And a side note: be prepared to pick up dogs feces and/or vomit on the office floor. Even if it's not your dog, you'll be scolded for not "assisting in the clean-up." Really? Truly, when I thought, in many different situations,"oh no - management will be fine. They won't react this way or ask me to do this. They will be logical, there's no way." Low and behold - they trumped me every, single, time. It was actually unreal. Some real Discovery Channel stuff. Expect the worst - because it really will happen.

So so many cons. The management is terrible and the communication between management is even worse. They don't know what they want but expect you to. They frown on you taking breaks and lunch, and would rather pay out your vacation than ever let you take it. Long awful hours without recognition. It's also a place where if you speak your mind (even if it's to point out something that is completely obvious) you will be fired. I watched people get fired for just doing their underpaid job. They also fired my manager and expected our team to fill in the gaps, without a pay increase, without notice. It's a good temporary job, but not a career place.