Pros
The hours were great! Everybody in design left work at reasonable hours for a fashion job. However, production worked very LONG hours. I only stayed late a handful of times over the course of my year there. I liked my job very much but the office environment was extremely stressful. I think there are many talented and professional people who work there. But, I found myself having nightmares about the mountains of clothes, dust bunnies, mice, and arguing/anger between personnel. I was able to keep my head down and stay out of the line of fire. If the office itself had been less hostile between departments, the building been more functional/clean and the technology been utilized to increase workflow, I would have stayed for a long time.
Cons
-office is dirty and disorganized -office is over-run by mice -office is open concept which does not work with some of the loud personalities that work there. -open hostility/competition between department heads -constant yelling and arguing literally across the office and work spaces (because its TOO open) -nobody used their desk phones to communicate, they yelled across the office instead. -dysfunctional intercom system to operate the entrance to the design floor. -took months to receive my own entrance key after I started. -terrible building elevator where people often get stuck inside -dirty building in general, very smelly and crowded lobby -clear hostility between design, production and sales instead of working together to make it a better product and work environment. -hard to share work between departments due to hostility -constant water pressure problems and non flushing toilets or no water in sinks. -very poor ventilation in the office. The air was dusty and either too hot or too cold all year long. -separate building for design/production and sales/showrooms = instant resentment and hostility between departments and a less harmonious workflow. -talented people leave after a year or so. -high turnover rate. Too much time wasted training new people who don't stay very long.