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Classic Concepts Reviews

2.5

33% would recommend to a friend

(86 total reviews)

37% positive business outlook

Classic Concepts has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 86 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Classic Concepts employee rating is 29% below average for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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86 reviews
1.0
30 Mar 2022

Beware the Lies

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Up until recently, I worked with a great team.

Cons

The CEO has, in the past year, hired several abusive, unqualified, smooth-talking (or in some cases, entirely absent) department heads, and when employees leave en masse as a documented direct result of those bad hires, he blames it on people "not liking changes in the company." I guess he has not yet heard ye olde LinkedIn wisdom that employees don't leave companies, they leave bosses. The company is understaffed and struggling to replace fleeing employees because: they won't pay a competitive salary (60-70% of market rate on average), they do not give reasonable benefits (no PTO the first YEAR), and they require everyone to work fully onsite and have since Aug 2020 (but selectively let the favorites work remotely; they'll lie and say they're working on it). "Career growth" is code for replacing someone that left while still doing your old job, until you're so overworked you join the revolving door of personnel. I have seen them straight up lie to prospective hires just to get people in the door. One of their latest scams is writing or soliciting fake reviews as current anonymous employees - you'll see they slip up and refer to the company as "us" and praise the kinds of things nobody has said ever about their job, but carefully crafted to address hiring concerns. Some of it is word for word things HR has said in company emails and conversations. If you are interviewing here, make sure to ask about turnover rates for the past 6 months and empty positions that just aren't posted yet, and prepare to watch them wiggle out of it with a non-answer. Actually, just don't interview here.

1.0
8 Mar 2024

Simply depressing.

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Pros

Amidst the weeds, you'll come across lovely individuals who make getting through the day possible. They're few, far and in-between — the rest — executives — operate as tenured professors with immunity to any and all poor actions.

Cons

Leadership (if you desire to call it that) consists of narcissistic pawns masquerading as knights and bishops. You will be excepted to create magic out of thin air, regardless if you have the proper tools. Great for self-starters! Simply don't grow wise and ask questions as to why processes are done poorly and incorrectly and you will have an endless mountain of work (including work outside the scope in which you were hired). I've not being hyperbolic, sarcastic, facetious or whatever have you — I've witnessed eight people within a short 11-month period of time resign or get fired from their position, plus one person be overwhelmed with stress, they took medical leave. Are they all poor hires? Perhaps. But maybe it's this: at what number of resignations do we stop to think, "Maybe people are quitting their bosses? Perhaps it's the fault of something at the top of the food chain?" Which, speaking of food chains, all roads lead back to the man writing the checks, in my opinion. Truly a remarkable story behind the CEO, although he has unfortunately surrounded himself by 'yes-men'. As a result, this decades-old company is ran like a startup stressed for cash looking for investors. All and all, if you've got bills to pay and mouths to feed, a few nights at Classic Home won't hurt. That new-hire buzz will quickly fade away; before you know it, you'll be longing for your escape, I promise you.

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Classic Concepts Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are sorry to hear about your experience at Classic Home and that it did not meet your expectations. We take all feedback seriously and are committed to creating a positive and supportive work environment for all our employees. Your comments are important to us. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors and hope to have the opportunity to learn from your experience and improve our workplace for current and future employees.
2.0
26 Mar 2022
Recommend
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Pros

You get free parking. Most employees are nice also.

Cons

The people leading this company are not fit to be leaders. The managers blame the employees whenever we encounter some roadblocks. They never take responsibility for their decisions, and they never try to face the consequences of their actions. They have zero accountability, and they will try to pin the blame on others as much as they can. Even with limited power as an employee, you may be considered at fault because the managers don't want to take the blame.

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