Animates Reviews

3.1

34% would recommend to a friend

(44 total reviews)

26% positive business outlook

Animates has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 44 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there.

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44 reviews
1.0
1 Aug 2023

Horrible work environment

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent staff discounts and helping people with thier pets.

Cons

Where do I start? -Management is absolutely horrible, I've worked in multiple stores and most of the managers are horrible to work for and gaslight you. Constantly giving criticism but no praise. -The area manager is the most unauthentic, uncaring person I have come across. She does not care about her staff and doesnt listen to them. She is constantly shutting you down and not willing to listing to what you ahve to say. Instead they put down other companies and laugh when staff leave. Such a toxic environment. -They have incredibly high expectations and even when you put in 100% effort you are not appreciated and the pay is very low, starting on minimum wage. -Really high staff turnover due to poor management. I've seen amazing knowledgeable staff members leave as they weren't valued or worse, were BULLIED out by management. -The products are really overpriced, high profit margins. Poor choice of products too and rarely get in good new stock. No options for people on a budget either. -To top it off, the uniforms are a terrible material and fur sticks to it. Staff have complained about the uniform multiple times but nothing is done.

2.0
22 Mar 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some good coworkers otherwise none.

Cons

Understaffed, underpaid, overworked, lack of care

2.0
16 Jan 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great manager support in certain stores.

Cons

Terrible pay, no pay rise beyond government minimum wage increase after 4 years of service. Part-timers are paid the same as full-timers and key holders, thus no incentive to move up in the company. From my knowledge Managers and Assitant Managers get paid very minimally too.

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