I’ve worked at AG for 8 years and after going from one of the greatest job I’ve had to panic attacks and asking to be reduced so I can recover for the WONDER trauma. Punitive and exploitive and manipulative. A fulltime HR at the small store to be the tardy police. The third party company they paid millions to regurgitating Merchandising 101 like it’s innovative to duplicate best sellers. Me l, emailing the tracking database I was working on. Does it make sense to have each store plan their floor? No, but it’s the best part of my job, getting to set my own plan o grams, set inventory. This is why I loved it AG, I had worked in VM using actual software to set floors and they had everyone hand drawing floor maps 😂
It was great for the artist in me. Then when I asked for a promotion I got new assignments and stopped being able to travel. I sourced supplies for all locations and saved the company $500 in shipping. Like always, the senior leaders only like things they can take credit for...I was done.
I want to be laid off, it’s the most mind f---ing place & since 2015 the HR manager has systematically taken away every perk I had from perceived power because I actually knew what I was doing, hate meetings, like self management and project completion, and busted out case law on her. Then given candy for doing something good. Then punished always. I was asked for feedback and gave it to them, then got pulled in and questioned. The distrust in a retail store is insane. Maybe don’t assume your employees are all ready to file a lawsuit...my garage Spirit has a gas can & a match...