Jennifer Maker Reviews

1.9

17% would recommend to a friend

(6 total reviews)

17% positive business outlook

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6 reviews
5.0
3 July 2024

Excellent Workplace

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Perhaps the first company I've worked for that follows their core values - actually measuring success and weighing decisions based on them. - Leadership, from the CEO down, are committed to making decisions that are authentic and genuinely what the community is looking for. Yes, this is a for-profit company, but there is never the feel of any initiatives being 'money grabs' - everything seems balanced for value and what is being created/shared. - Communication, Morale, Leadership, and overall Direction have all improved drastically in the last year. An executive that was at the root of issues was removed, and a commitment to clarity, purpose, and open communication has been refreshing and encouraging. - Nice communication and teamwork, not always possible with fully remote positions...and speaking of - - Remote position - Offers a great deal of consistent flexibility. - The Crafting Community is vibrant and excited - and it's a blast being able to be a part of the process of helping those grow in their crafting skills and execution. - Pay is competitive.

Cons

- A bit of 'semi-controlled chaos' - there is a lot going on, many projects and deadlines, and at certain times of the year it can feel overwhelming. A dedication to re-visiting processes and becoming more efficient and organized shows promise to continue to help correct this. - Growing pains that are common for a business that go from being small, to medium-sized, and is trying to harness what it takes to have sustained growth.

2.0
1 Aug 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Jennifer is an incredibly kind person who would never ask anyone to do anything she could not or would not do herself. She is committed to being involved in her organization and will overburden herself before pushing someone past their limit. - The company is generous with monthly gift cards for achieving revenue goals and quarterly bonuses. - The team, though remote, shows genuine care for each other. - Crafting projects is quite fun and materials/machinery are covered by the company when needed.

Cons

- The COO regularly overpromises and underdelivers. She has publicly shamed employees in Slack while denying involvement in messes she's created, despite screenshots and documentation showing that her orders were being followed. - Deadlines are constantly moving and ultimately missed because things get lost in the shuffle. Project tracking software is not updated regularly and deadlines, also COO's responsibility, are often showing past due so no one knows what priority is. - A large portion of the team is related or friends which leads to underperforming employees to get away with a lot. The Marketing Director made a lot of changes that seemed to be moving in the right direction, but resigned as the COO commented that she would retrain employees to do things her way. Her daughter, in the marketing department, would leave days worth of responsibilities for others in the understaffed department to clean up. When confronted, the COO stated she was "a mother defending her daughter's honor". - The community of Jennifer's followers is toxic. There are regular anti-LGBTQ posts, criticism of other followers who are offended by a design trivializing gun violence, and generally hateful comments. - The workload bounces between incredibly slow and completely unmanageable. Tools were implemented to lighten the load, but are not being used effectively.

1.0
11 Feb 2025

It’s NOT What It Seems

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Remote work is the only pro.

Cons

JM takes credit for everything when it’s her Team that does the hard work. As an employee you are never recognized by her. She appears to be this amazing person, but treats her employees like we don’t exist. She runs from anything that is a hard conversation. She’s so worried about what the public thinks but doesn’t care about the people who make all the designs and do the work. It’s like being with someone daily who is emotionally abusive. Don’t work for her. She will ruin your love of crafting!

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