Whitewall Galleries Reviews

Working for the company was a truly miserable experience and a period I look back at being the worst time of my life. I was so excited about the role initially due to my love of art. Little did I know that having an interest or knowledge of artwork is of no relevance to this job. I've read all of the other reviews on here and I think most people can see which ones were written by real people and which were faked by HR, but it's true that the senior management do not care about you and will have no hesitation in kicking you when you're down and treating you like dirt. I will never forget the time I went to "art academy" in my first month and was told to sell a hideous print of a painting to the CEO. I'd never felt so belittled in my life in the way I was spoken to, and saw 2 other people sacked the next day for not doing it well enough. The senior management are horrible people and will put constant pressure on all staff to hit ridiculously unachievable sales targets, even if you go on holiday for 2 weeks you are still expected to hit the same monthly target and if you are ever I'll you will receive no pay. You are expected to dedicate your life to this job and will be offer next to nothing in return. I'd rather clean toilets than work here again. If I can help one person make a decision against joining this toxic organisation then my job is done, my advice to anyone reading - PLEASE DO NOT WORK HERE!

Where do I start The technology used within the sales system is archaic, there are so many gremlins in there we are having to go through several screens to do the most simple of requests and enquiries. Many orders turn up to the clients, damaged or late causing great stress to a already stressful sales process. The sales process feels disingenuous and at times immoral - The company is making 25-50 million a year on art work which has such a high mark up they are literally printing their own money. Staff moral in my personal experience is through the floor. I don't know a single employee who is happy working for Whitewall except in the training and HR division and upper management. Basically Lichfield. They have no idea how to treat staff stall and simply don't care that it's rare for anyone to last longer than a few months in some cases days !!! The artwork is in some cases mediocre but hyped up and then the price point constantly raised to drive demand. It's incredibly corrupt as this is not affiliated to the actual real art market. They drive the price up themselves - it's essentially a huge con.