Great company, bad management - Anonymous employee Swarovski Employee Review

3.0
Apr 26, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible company nice environment premium brand

Cons

Bad management, not enough guidance

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Swarovski Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. At Swarovski, we love when employees want to share their positive experiences with us. We understand that flexibility in scheduling is important to employees, and it is always our goal to accommodate our employees’ busy lives as much as possible. Our hope is to make each individual employee, from our stores to our corporate offices, feel that they are valued, as they are an integral part of adding sparkle to everyday life. However, we are sorry to hear about your concerns with “bad management”. Fostering a culture of connectedness and support is something we strive for at Swarovski, and we pride ourselves on our open-door policy and encourage our employees to reach out to a member of our HR team or Upper Management with their concerns. Only when an employee shares their concerns can we address them. Feedback from current and former employees Positive and/or Negative is one of the most valuable tools we have, to help guide us in creating a positive and productive work environment.

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