Disorganized, Lacking strong strategy, Unprofessional - Anonymous employee Freshpair Employee Review

This company historically lets people go annually as part of what the company likes to call "Corporate Restructuring", when the real reason is budget mismanagement. Extremely low morale among employees for several months following said "Corporate Restructuring" No severance packages given with your job loss. The President of the company is the very young son of Freshpairs CEO. From the moment you walk in the door, you can tell that this business is very much run by a boy whose father is offering him a chance to learn "business". While this is great for Matthew Butlein, it comes at the expense of eager and talented individuals who are interested in coveting a successful working experience. Any future employee needs to know that this job is short term - and his or her chance of longevity at the company is somewhere along the line of 5% - and I believe that to be a generous number. Hard work is not rewarded in a professional manner. Instead of given the grace to come in a little late or leave a little early after pulling 12 hour days as a necessity due to managements unrealistic and unprecedented deadlines, you are rewarded with a happy hour. Better to come in hungover at 9 than well rested at 10? It's not a good business decision. Most people would rather drink on their own time, instead of feeling social pressure to drink from their employer. There is no real HR structure in place. The HR manager is also the Operations Manager, also the Presidents personal assistant, and spends most of his time socializing while policing employees attendance. Not a good place to work if you are in IT, Design, Buying/Merchandising, Customer Service/Client Care as those are the departments with the least amount of proper leadership. Office has pest control issues. Poor ventilation - if you get sick in the winter at the office, you are likely to stay sick for the rest of the winter.