Used to love the company culture, now it's watered down and careless with employee hiring - MIT Villa Employee Review

3.0
25 Jan 2015
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Pros

I work for the company now and I love the freedom and the relationships that are built in the community and within the store.

Cons

-Management hires people who misrepresent the products (34-40 year old sales associates with no knowledge about current trends). No age discrimination but customers want to feel as though they can relate, and the core customer are 10-30 yr old residents of urban communities. -District managers hires push overs and suck ups instead of qualified candidates and people who would fit in with the culture of VILLA -New investors have turned what was once a special brand and culture into a watered down, urban FootLocker (I've worked for VILLA, FootLocker, and FootAction) and the store policies change by the minute -Constantly revoking employee discount with no reason company-wide -ABSOLUTELY NO employee appreciation unless it is for Management. I have heard numerous employees say that they have been told "If you don't like the rules you can easily be replaced and they have fired numerous long term, loyal, dedicated employees for literally nothing

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5.0
3 Apr 2021
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Pros

I love it , very professional alot of nice workers!

Cons

There isnt any this should be a pro !

2.0
27 Dec 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Free sodas in an easily-accessible Center City office were very nice. Co-workers were overall very friendly and pleasant people.

Cons

There were not a ton of great lunch options nearby. Additionally, most employees ate at their desks, as opposed to lunch being a time for any sort of social interaction. More seriously, the office as a whole felt dilapidated and needed a thorough cleaning as well as carpets and furniture replaced. The company culture was very gloomy as a lot of employees seemed disappointed due to the recent acquisition of Villa by DTLR. A large number of Villa employees have been laid off in the past year. It seems that DTLR is choosing to strictly have Villa operate the e-commerce side of the business which leaves the large Philadelphia Villa office mostly empty, since DTLR remains headquartered in Hanover, MD.

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