They promote people without any management training and never get around to training them. Terrible managers are kept on for years (even when those under them consistently leave) and even promoted. I reached out to my VP multiple times that I was having issues with my manager and was ignored and patronized. Culture is extremely catty and unsupportive. Assistants have zero ownership of their businesses, are expected to work ridiculous hours, and aren't compensated fairly. One of my coworkers was managing 60% of the business as an assistant while her buyer spent all day planning her wedding. Upper management changes their minds on a whim and expects everyone to just follow suit, a couple months later they want to know why it happend - there's no accountability on upper management. The office is outdated, the company has zero drive to innovate or get with the times, and honestly. For the record, I resigned and left on good terms. Since then I know over a dozen people who have followed suit. They treat their assistant buyers horribly and expect them to just accept it. They also refuse to negotiate on salary unless you threaten to leave and have another offer in hand.
