Gross - Freelance Designer Old Navy Employee Review

2.0
Sep 23, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

lots of freelance opportunities many of the teams are under staffed and need help

Cons

As a freelancer you are ignored and never encouraged to apply for full time they consistently hire interns or imports instead of people who know the company and have put in time there. high turn over of designers, hardly ever promote within, upper management would rather hire from out of the country to build the brand's cool factor. catty women typical office politics and drama everyone hates everyone so the vibe is very bad very merchant driven, bait and switch at hire. Worst neighborhood in San. Francisco it's full of empty apartment buildings no options to shop around for lunch so the cafe has a monopoly and jacks up the prices well over standard SF expectations.

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Cons

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