It's Not Just "Growing Pains" - Anonymous employee Funko Employee Review

1.0
19 July 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Talented people, wonderful coworkers. Leadership is starting to realize what a terrible environment they've created, and they seem to be trying to change it.

Cons

Management is still awful. Their greedy, title-driven egos are truly appalling. There's a recent effort to turn things around, but their commitment to it is surface-level at best. The environment is unwelcoming, invalidating, and if I'm honest, abusive. Communication is abysmal, and there is zero accountability. Favoritism is still rampant, and turnover is high. Overall, leadership is not friendly to women, minorities, or anyone with a differing opinion. As other reviewers have said, there are no real deadlines, everything is needed immediately, and it creates such a stressful environment that if you didn't already have generalized anxiety, you may likely develop it. This isn't just growing pains, this is willful ignorance of standard professional behavior. Senior leadership is actively resistant to process and research-based decision-making. Also, I tried drinking their kool-aid and it just made me sick. :(

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5.0
9 Oct 2025
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Pros

- Great work life balance - Fun culture - Great teammates

Cons

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1.0
11 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The team you get to work with and grow with is the best part of the job. If you’re into the product, the employee discount is solid I suppose.

Cons

Near zero chance for career growth with this company, within the retail store itself or moving up to corporate. The company has been subject to frequent layoffs and “restructuring”. The retail store has had three different general managers (so far). There are associates that have been part time for years, yet working full time hours, receiving no benefits. The retail store doesn’t utilize its workers properly. Good, solid workers have jumped ship completely due to burnout, being stepped on, management refusing to correct toxic workplace behavior, and selective coaching. You’re promised the opportunity to grow, but denied the development to make that a reality.

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