Gross, dying industry - District Manager WIS International Employee Review

1.0
22 Apr 2024
Recommend
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Pros

It was a good learning experience, I suppose. The pay for my position was bad, but it could have been worse.

Cons

The only reason this industry exists is because they pay their people significantly less than their clients (Walmart/Target, etc) pay theirs. I was the only salaried manager for the 2nd largest district worldwide. I had between 100-150 employees at any given time of the year. My turnover was 800% (not an exaggeration). I was responsible for (with literally almost zero oversight or support): Recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, training, hiring, firing, SCHEDULING (massive for that many employees), job creation, job scheduling (separate from employee scheduling), asset maintenance, office maintenance, vehicle maintenance, software maintenance, HR issues (many arise when employees are paid that little), raises/promotions, client acquisitions, client communication, supervisor training...I mean the list just goes on. Oh, cherry on top, 99% of jobs take place outside of normal business hours. Typical start time is 5am or 9pm. I've worked jobs on-site that have lasted well over 24 hours.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

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Cons

Part time only, no benefits, seasonal, heavy favoritism with in family hiring, heavy tolerance for sexual harassment, puts people on do not rehire list for petty reasons, low communication, culture of gossip tolerance, supervisory roles not worth the pay increase due to workload and stress level, near impossible to move up to a full time position with benefits unless you are related to the DM or have a close relationship with them, manager reduces hours for petty reasons, management keeps employees who record and harass and use hate speech towards fellow employees and spread rumors and gossip, no loyalty to employees who have worked there for years or who play by the rules, rules are enforced only when management is in the mood and on people they don’t like,

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