Get a real job. - Assistant Store Manager Old Navy Employee Review

2.0
Aug 16, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

It is a mindless job that you should keep only while you are in college. It is fun if you are an associate, with no true responsibility. You can call in sick many, many times and you will not get fired. It is almost IMPOSSIBLE to lose your job with this company, unless you steal. This is another good reason to work at Old Navy, all you late night college party goers. But as for working as a manager in this company...forget about it. This company is not worth it.

Cons

The job is boring and it is a clothing company producing product that is of inferior quality. It is not a company for someone with a college degree. Sometimes you have to fight to get your PTO approved, and when it is approved you get called into work. The company talks about the "work life balance" but it has never balanced out for me. I am lucky to get one week off a year, and that is a struggle. You have to constantly work around the associates personal life and if you don't they will quit faster than you hired them. Corporate changes plans about what they want to do ussually before the ink on the paper dries, making it a struggle to get anything done.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

You might meet some lifelong friends! Long tenure if you are willing to give up everything to try to be a successful employee Good EAP program for short term intensive therapy…

Cons

Public criticism, condescending communication, inconsistent accountability, and fear-based management styles became increasingly common. Feedback often felt reactive rather than constructive, and many employees did not feel psychologically safe speaking openly about concerns. There was also a significant lack of consistency between leaders and stores. Expectations changed constantly, communication was often unclear, and favoritism sometimes impacted accountability and decision-making. Long-term employees who consistently stepped up during difficult periods often felt taken for granted rather than appreciated. Reporting to HR will get you no where. You will be gaslit if you choose to speak up.

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