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Boyds Philadelphia Reviews

2.7

33% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)
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Kent Gushner

46% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Boyds Philadelphia has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Boyds Philadelphia employee rating is 24% below average for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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31 reviews
1.0
15 Jan 2019

Everything is not as it appears!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

They pay well, managers get to park across the street and the stores operating hours are the best I’ve come across in retail.

Cons

Where do I start! Nepotism and favoritism run rampant, they are a core part of the culture in the store. The lack of professionalism is something that I have never seen before in my career. Inappropriate comments are made about sex, race, religion, politics, etc on a daily basis. I’ve seen horse play by executives, threats of violence by supervisors to subordinates among other things. Your only as good as your sales contribution to the owner. The sales floor operates on a turn system which is viewed as a privilege by the owner. The amount of employee turnover I’ve witnessed in my time here is unrivaled by any company I have worked for prior. Holiday season everyone is expected to work 6 day weeks open to close everyday. Hourly employees get overtime but obviously salaried employees do not. The average day year round is 9.5 hours with a half hour break. Benefits are outrageously priced to the point where it’s cheaper on healthcare.gov.

1.0
13 June 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation, retail hours, parking allowance for managers and some special employees

Cons

Highly nepotistic environment that expects and demands servitude from its employees. The "family" do not treat employees as humans, rather horses that -in one of the owners' own words- every so often need a kick in the behind to keep them going."

2.0
3 Feb 2015

Fashion downfall

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Your working in fashion

Cons

- No training provided they just throw you in and expect you to work without knowing how they do things - Sales are directed to the mangers of each floor so if your regular sales person your out of luck on that commission - Store is very empty - They don't have an e-comerce site - The staff isn't friendly

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