I’ve never worked for a more misogynistic and toxic company. When you are making the numbers they make you feel like you’re on top of the world, but when you’re not, you will feel like your job will be taken from you at any moment.
Stressful and exhausting doesn’t even begin to tip the iceberg when working here. They expect you to work 45+ hours a week if your business isn’t up to their expectations.
They give promotions to those who “ look cool and stylish”, and leave other leaders behind who have worked so hard to get promoted. They want “yes” workers and if you aren’t that you WILL be fired. If you don’t drink the ‘kool-aid” you’re out!
I’ve heard upper management talk so badly about their employees behind their backs and be sweet as pie to their faces. Truly disgusting behavior for people who are running this business. You will constantly hear the director of retail saying “ If you can’t stay on the bus you can leave.” Or “ … then maybe this just isn’t the place for you” when you try to suggest any sort of change. No time for them to develop you or try and make you be a better leader.
If you don’t want any self expression this is also the place for you. They try to clone every single person to look the exact same. Down to the footwear or socks you should buy!? ( crazy right?)
They change the vision of the brand on the drop of a dime and expect you to turn your business around in that moment.
Boy club, boys club, boys club. Can’t express this enough. Clicks and talking down to women. Never taking them serious or taking their suggestions.
Support is very limited… you might hear from your leader once a week but it’s a chat that you need to initiate and never any positive encouragement or suggestions of how to build your business. If you aren’t doing well, you WILL be blind sided and written up/ pushed out.
This company has gone downhill since Feb 23’ and it only seems to get worse as the days go by.
Leaving this place has been the best professional decision I’ve made. I no longer have stress rashes and sleepless nights.
Your first few months will be all smoke and mirrors until you finally see how culty and clicky this company is. It’s actually pretty scary to see the direction Buck Mason is going in.
