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Without a doubt the worst place I've ever worked at thus far - Anonymous employee Solutions Stores Employee Review

1.0
20 Aug 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

None whatsoever. Possibly the employee discount, but that wouldn't even come close to making up for the borderline illegal treatment you receive.

Cons

- Highly exploitative - Founder would threaten to fire people - Full of unpaid interns that did the work paid employees should have been doing - The founder got by on as little resources as possible, but expected the maximum benefit, and would go on a rampage if his unrealistic expectations weren't met. This resulted in people being spread too thin, by trying to do too much, and then not accomplishing anything from diluting their focus. - The Founder often came up with pointless ideas to do things that didn't contribute to the bottom line, which was to make money, so you would end up wasting a lot of time. - Many people (both paid and unpaid) never came back after their first day or two, or even after weeks (HR person). -The typical workday was from 8:30am-6pm with a 30-minute lunch (9hr day), which would have been fine if there was some ounce of effort for employee retention, but there was no morale. - The founder had absolutely no respect for anyone's time. I waited an hour for him for my second interview and routinely saw him make other candidates wait the same amount of time. Not a single meeting ever started at the right time, or even the right day, and would ALWAYS go over.

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Solutions Stores Response
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Hello! Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. I am sorry to hear you had a negative experience as part of our team. We are definitely working on creating a fun, and positive work environment. We do tend to work some long days, but we have a lot of people in who really go the extra mile, and as you know we are still small company looking to grow. I am sorry to hear you had a bad impression of the CEO. Unfortunately, like many CEOs he is very booked, and sometimes his time has to be divided or rescheduled. I am not sure about your personal experience, but the CEO does not threaten to fire people unless there is just cause, and it is only discussed in confidence with pertaining HR or Managers. We are lucky to have several smart, and bright interns at our Head Office, but majority are paid, and the unpaid ones are strictly for educational purposes, and are not in replacement of an actual position. Employee retention is very important to us, and I appreciate your feedback on some areas where we need improvement. We are always looking for ways to make this a great place to work.

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2.0
25 Jul 2019
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Pros

30% discount is decent. Learning how to design closets is a useful skill.

Cons

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19 Nov 2015
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Pros

Great team of employees at store level. Have had two district managers both very supportive in wanting the company to succeed.

Cons

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