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Robert Graham Designs

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Robert Graham Designs Reviews

2.8

39% would recommend to a friend

(45 total reviews)
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Andrew Berg

50% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

Robert Graham Designs has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 45 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Robert Graham Designs employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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45 reviews
1.0
27 June 2017

Creative

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Those located beneath “Senior Management” status were a pleasure to work with. It’s unfortunate that these personalities weren’t reflected above.

Cons

1) There is no understanding, and thus no execution, of a proper industry retail timeline and calendar. None of the business leaders in this company have the skill set or knowledge to run a fashion company. 2) Due to this fact – From Experience - You the employee are working in an environment where there are constant fires being set by Senior Management to try and cover up their own ineptitude. 3) With no firm set objectives in place, employees are not able to wrap their arms around duties and or task effectively – which breeds frustration and distrust. 4) The level of in fighting that takes place within the Senior Management team is horrible, distracting and counter productive. 5) The environment is a place where one feels more like you’re in a state of servitude, rather than a community of free flowing creative energy and ideas. 6) Nepotism of itself is not necessarily a bad thing. Though nepotism practiced at the detriment of the companies upward mobility is just not good business. There is a brooding state of incompetence that is like a cancer at this company’s very core. 7) Creativity is stifled and not respected. 8) The work life balance is Horrendous. 9) There is a constant need to point fingers and find scapegoats whenever and wherever possible by Senior Management, rather than demonstrating a concerted effort to build up a self assured and confident team. 10) The level of duplicity is toxic and far reaching. 11) The worst in all of these instances, is the fact that there is never a real sense of accomplishment, a feeling of a celebrated completion at any point and at anytime.

1.0
15 Oct 2018

Miserable Place to Work: Avoid at all costs

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It is a job, that pays some money

Cons

Miserable office and environment No culture Minimal communication Laughable office politics Poor management Zero Automation Lousy Benefits (If you are eligible) Unrealistic expectations Nobody cares about you and you are expendable no matter what your skills I would never advise anyone to work for this company in any capacity. You will be overworked and expected to live, breathe, and die the brand. Few if any get togethers and those that occur are half assed. Office politics is a hinderance to productivity. Human resources won't be able to help you much as it consists of one person for the entire company. Lack of automation means everything must be done on paper and you can expect there to be discrepancies. Management is always bickering and or patting themselves on the back while employees sit miserably with no chance of advancement or compensation. Qualified people leave at first chance and everyone is looking to leave at earliest convenience. They'll be replaced with inexperienced or temporary interns. Please, for your own mental health, avoid working at this company. Unless you're ok with being another rusty cog in a useless machine.

1.0
14 June 2017

Knowledge, Wisdom, Trash

Recommend
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Pros

-Discount is generous. -Store staff members are great people. -Flexible schedule.

Cons

-Strange clients and company culture, consists of "collectors" who are glorified coupon clipping gurus who think they have advanced negotiating skills. Clients constantly scheme and are practically overgrown children who throw fits. Wanna be macho client base who try to intimidate just to save a penny. Clients conditioned to bargain by bullying. -No promotion or growth. Not a single employee has ever been promoted in the entire history of Robert Graham's NYC store. For a flagship as it is now referred to, there are 5 out of 7 employees who don't receive bonuses or benefits while earning terrible wages. -Constant inappropriate behavior by upper management that is reported but never addressed. Laughable Human Resources Department which is ran by 1 person. -Harassment and interference from high ranking executives to low wage earning, hard working store associates on an almost daily basis. -Corporate is run by clowns who use their "flagship" NYC location as their personal circus. Members of corporate team won't bother to introduce themselves or even make eye contact with hourly wage workers during their 4 to 5 hour long (almost weekly) visits, while drinking whisky and eating sushi on the couch. They will not hesitate to point out your flaws and stare at you while you work for not looking like a catalog model. Borderline racist company and clients. -Terrible quality of clothing with deceptive marketing strategies used to hide where products were actually designed and made using acronyms like Made in PRC instead of Made in China. -Virtually no rewards program despite touting the prestigious Collector's Club as club points do not equate to anything that any random customer who just walked in would not have access to. Total scam. -By weekly events that are thrown together the night before with disastrous results. Clients often complain about the poorly handled promotions and events which have become laughable from a company that sends an email out to clients DAILY to shop. Part time hourly workers are left to do damage control for mistakes they had no control over. -Absurd expectations for terrible pay with a 5 page secret shop report to make sure you say every line in a hilariously robotic/cheesy script. -Company wastes money on Maxim Magazines, cigars, espresso, alcohol (which does not abide by mall rules), unnecessary packaging, promos and giveaways while paying employees nothing. Very low class values. -As a part time sales employee you basically act as sales clerks, stock workers, management, visual merchandisers, baristas, bartenders, waiters/servers, therapists, public relations, clerical workers, tech support, event planners and damage control.

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