WORST BUYING POSITION I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED - Buyer AKIRA Employee Review

1.0
27 Feb 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I would be lying if I said there were any pro's to this company. There are ZERO

Cons

No communication, office is Chicago office is disgusting with fly strips and dog crap everywhere. The owners (who are boyfriend and gf) curse and scream at each other in meeting in front of everyone. They are so unprofessional and make you feel uncomfortable. I traveled from LA to CHI and the owner was too cheap to get me a hotel, I would have to sleep in her basement. You are given $20 a day to eat when traveling, which I believe is against the law. I worked mainly out of the LA office, which I had to bring my own desks because they wouldn't purchase any. The chairs I had to sit on, she PROUDLY pulled out of a dumpster in LA. I was not provided a printer nor a refrigerator. The people who own Akira only care about the money not their workers. Not to mention, not even there customers. They work with horrible factories in China and buy knock offs to sell in their stores.

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Hey ! I’m sorry that was your experience, please reach out to recruiting@shopakira.com with more details. Thanks for the feedback !

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