Pros
There is an absolutely amazing team feeling and everyone "on the floor" work so hard in very small teams and long hours and have this hope to build the brand up to where it should be. The brand has amazing potential. Great staff discount and staff sales.
Cons
There is absolutely NO recognition of the staff that works so hard, no feedback system and no Vision communicated from management; to the staff on neither long or short term strategy. It changes every time the management fails to reach figures again. And who gets the blame, the hard working and very experienced and knowledgeable staff (in most cases , although some have given up and just cruise). How can it be that 3 managers and their manager , that has been there for 7+ years and have managed to rack up a staff turn over more than 70%, can still put the blame on the staff. It is incredible that the investors swallow it year after year ? Well they did move the knitwear department to a Singapore office and made the staff in UK redundant and taken one of the 3 managers off the job. They should all have gone years ago, they are completely accountable. And do not count on travelling, the 2 managers take all the best trips for them selves too. It is totally unprofessional. They have lost sight of their customer and they have no vision for attracting a new one. The pay is more than awful and there is no sick pay, in an office, where there is floods into building and under 10 degrees (illegal) in cold winter months. People come in with coughs and colds, cause they don't get paid, its not a great environment. Management has no drive and the way of working is old-fashioned , as is the processes and the equipment. If you are an ambitious person, do not go there...