Seems like a dream until it turns into a nightmare - Team Lead Bai Employee Review

1.0
24 June 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fee drinks is probably the only perk

Cons

Oh boy...where to start. There is another review regarding the Atlanta market which speaks of the terrible manager and about working 16 hour days and people passing out from being overworked. I am one of the people who passed out and had to be sent home. On top of this happening, the manager chastised me over the ordeal, saying that i should have let her know that I was feeling drained and needed a break. The day before this incident, it was half an hour past the time my shift was supposed to end and I asked the manager if I could go home because I was tired from working the 5k race, for which I got up at 4 in the morning to work. At this point it was 10:00 at night and I had only been allowed to take one thirty minute break. She pulled me aside and proceeded to tell me that I was passive-aggressive for informing her that after working 18 hours with only half an hour break, I was tired. I'm not the only one She treated this way. At some point she managed to upset several brand ambassadors and even her equal peer from another market who she was trying to boss around. This is a woman with literally nothing going on in her life other than work, who gets her kicks out of bossing employees around and threatening their job if they don't comply and completely agree. There is no room for compromise. I held the position of "team lead" which is a full time position and you are classified as an independent contractor. However, you are forced to work upwards of 70-80 hours a week and you are not technically supposed to be classified that way. The company could get into a lot of trouble for this because it's a way for them to avoid paying for benefits, PTO, vacation time, etc. At one point I actually worked 12 days in a row sometimes for 10-12 hours a day with no days off. Then the manager looks at you like you're crazy when you ask for time off. I was the 3rd ream lead within 2 months if that tells you anything. Ironically she told her boss that I was the best team lead she had ever had. The first week she was super nice then a switch flipped and I saw her true colors. I feel bad for her actually because I honestly believe she's just so socially awkward that she's inept when it comes to interacting with other human beings.

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5.0
24 May 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Team play and fun! Great products!

Cons

No cons for this company.

2.0
14 Jan 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You get free drinks, a flashy office, lots of little office parties, and to work with some pretty interesting people. Most of the people I got to work with are great and hard working; the issue really is upper management.

Cons

You will literally tear your hair out. The Ops department is in total shambles; the COO couldn't lead a horse dying of dehydration to water. He is always blowing smoke up someone's butt and never follows through on anything he talks about in meetings. The sales department is a little more structured but needs to work on their forecasting so production can do it's job effectively. There is ZERO planning WHATSOEVER in this company. The CEO/Founder decides he wants to do something and it happens. He thinks that all the vendors Bai works with should bend over and give him what he wants for whatever price he wants...or even better, for free. He also flips out on everyone when something doesn't go exactly how he wants it to. That company has had more label changes in 4 months than most companies do in 4 years. Changing the formula of a product can't be done overnight, and neither can the label change so the product is legally sell-able. They also love to underpay people for the work they do; so you will be very stressed and not be compensated enough for it.

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