Alex Cooper Reviews

3.1

52% would recommend to a friend

(7 total reviews)

65% positive business outlook

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7 reviews
1.0
11 Aug 2018

Auction department

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

They get great merchandise and have a knowledgeable staff.

Cons

The lack of professionalism is preposterous. They let family politics and feelings guide important decisions. Women and minorities are treated poorly. Homophobia is rampant. Just imagine Fox News blaring out of every office, because each member of “management “ have a flat screen tv. There is no HR department, so as an employee, you have no protection or voice. The upper management have created an environment of caddiness and back stabbing. It’s a miracle that they have lasted so long, without combusting or any horrific lawsuits.

1.0
4 Mar 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some days were not horrible. I wish I could put a real pro here, but from day one, bizzare things happened. --Every so often being able to view the antiques downstairs was nice, but the women in foreclosures referred to themselves as "Flowers in the Attic." --The auctioneers (not the owners) were funny, and they helped eliminate the sense of isolation and bad feelings there. --Work week/days allowed for work life balance, but most were so traumatized it was tough. The job never left your mind. Constant fear...but the work week was 9-5, so technically, that's good. --Pay was good, benefits ok

Cons

--Belittling behavior, mean, screaming, cursing, constant odd accusations ("Did you put that folder there!" (It may have been at a right angle as opposed to parallel in a spot as someone was reviewing it. Adult women cried in the parking lot or had ranting sessions after work and at lunch on a regular basis. ( I thought it was awesome that they seemed to hire a lot of women who were single, some older. It didn't take long to realize that it was more about hiring people who would keep quiet rather than risk their jobs.) --Employees were encouraged to tattle on one another. If you didn't tattle, it was assumed that you were covering up mistakes for people. An atmosphere that cultivated paranoia. --Micro managed to the point of being told how to sit in order to type. (Told to grown women with decades of employment history.) --Hostage to listening to extreme political opinions. and nasty jokes that were not funny. --Brothers in a constant state of disagreeing with one another. If you helped a brother handling another department (Real estate, carpets or auctions), you could expect backlash from another brother.

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