Browne Reviews

3.4

63% would recommend to a friend

(52 total reviews)
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Dennis Poon

69% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Browne has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 52 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Browne employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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52 reviews
1.0
22 May 2019

Toxic, prison-like environment. But with free milk.

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Pros

There is free, unadulterated milk.

Cons

Where to begin? I will intro by supporting the below comment about bogus positive reviews. Particularly in the past few months, as it was made an executive priority to get employees to post them. When they didn’t, ownership took matters into their own hands. And I would say it was understated, wouldn’t you? E.g. “no cons come to mind”? “fortunate to work here”? and my personal favorite CON: “a realistic expectation that every employee should work hard to do their job and get it done”. This was presented as a CON. WELCOME TO BROWNE. Where the milk [and the abuse] is free! #TitForTat Where you take a day off and suddenly become public enemy #1 upon your return [“because vacations are for pigs”]. #InspiringBrowneQuotes Where there are laughable policies, decided on the impulsive whims of the owner, such as limiting your odor-inducing visits to the restrooms. #Browne-stipation Where you are not ‘encouraged’ [aka allowed] to wear headphones while working [in an open concept office]. #BrownePolicyNotPolicy Where, instead of investing in the company, its products and its people, ownership spends time finding artful ways to drive (i.e. force) employees, and even partners, out. #NaturalSelection Where you should say your goodbyes before leaving for a trade show because you may come back to an entirely different team. #ChangeIsGood Where you are regularly ‘inspired’ by ownership to review how much ‘better’ and more ‘creative’ other companies are. #Motivation Where core values of the entire organization are modeled after employee performance review criteria. #ThreatsAbound Where you are directly told by ownership that you are paid too much. #JobSecurity

1.0
8 Aug 2019

Complete Delusion, Seriously

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Free coffee & milk - The team you get to suffer (I mean spend) the days with - they make the days bearable - Exposure to how a company should NOT be doing things. - Decent food options around the area

Cons

Quite loaded this word - "Con" - Let's define it shall we? As a verb; to persuade (someone) to do or believe something - typically by use of deception. As a noun; an instance of deceiving or tricking someone. If you've read all the other reviews - the ones that are actually real... not the fake ones... ain't nobody 'fortunate' to work here & the products are 'meh'... there are plenty of other workplaces/offices that are better than this; where the employee is not forced to fake a smile or have to uncomfortably be in presence of ignorant sexist and racist comments, or even better - being touched inappropriately. Let's remember what we learned in kindergarten - KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF. Culture here, by far, is one of the most negative places to work in - you're encouraged to stifle your emotions with "positivity" - essentially fake it till you make it (through the day) & this is every single day. Never mind that EVERYONE feels this way, but some are better at Browne nosing than others. Communication is fragmented if at all even present. Sometimes it's like talking to a wall - they act like they're listening but really they're just working on their rebuttal. ** Side note: When someone is talking to you - don't eyeball them up and down - or stare at their chest.. that's inappropriate. ** seriously. Monitored – kind of like a prison – God forbid you have your own life to deal with – come in late? Make sure you talk to 7 different people about it, to make sure that everyone knows your personal business – all for the safety of the team. Because your dentist appointment most definitely will take away from tasks of others in the office or the money that is NOT being made with all the ridiculous fire hoops you have to jump through before actually executing something.

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