Assistant Buyer - Anonymous employee Forever 21 Employee Review

1.0
Oct 20, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You get great exposure to the industry. You get an understanding of how production works. Health & dental benefits. 401K 2 weeks vacation MAX

Cons

The only way you can succeed here is you are under a manager that is favored by upper management. They over work you to the max and don't reward you AT ALL. There is no clear direction of ANYTHING! Lack of communication from teams. No employee motivation nor appreciation. You're not given any ownership, nor real challenges that help you in your career. Everything you do is very limited and you're not as exposed to other areas such as planning, OTB and merchandising. The pay is horrible! Vacation time, there is really no vacation time but I feel this is the how the fashion industry is. Also, their business practices are VERY UNETHICAL and they call themselves a Christian company.

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