Great experience at WedLuxe! - Design Wedluxe Magazine Employee Review

The reality check on this particular comment is that this comment was left by a terminated (disgraced!) employee who YES, was seen on the security camera arriving almost two hours late every day for work, then leaving for extended lunches for an entire week while we were on an annual family vacation. We do not spy on employees. The office foyer NEST camera is within full display of our entire team, and its purpose is entirely for security purposes as our office is accessible from the street with floor-to-ceiling glass doors and we have a lot of expensive computers. The NEST camera sends notifications to our iPhones when there is activity in the office foyer. In this case, we were extremely disappointed to see this person breaking our trust, while we were thousands of miles away but we’re glad to have known sooner rather than later. We are a dog-friendly office but she was also bringing in her barking puppy all week long without our permission. All in all, we felt like she was not trustworthy. There was also a series of lies she was caught in about a trip. (Sigh.) C was hired as a senior team member in a business development role and was expected to come up with ideas of her own to develop an entirely new division of the business. This was the premise of her employment. She was not able to rise to the challenge and struggled to come up with ideas or plans of any kind. She was promptly fired after we returned from our vacation and didn’t take it well.

***Update, I see the person posting here updated their review to mention that in-fact, their allegation of non-payment is NOT illegal. Smart move since we know exactly who this is and don't take these kinds of allegations lightly. In terms of it being unethical - actually, IF someone works for us it is ALWAYS either WITH pay or in exact alignment with their school. We NEVER have anyone work for us "for free". If they don't want to work as an intern with us in exchange for school credit as part of their program, there is nobody forcing them to do so. All is clear and spelled out prior to any internships. :) Actually what IS clear here is that the same person posting has just not moved on from their perceived experience at our company, which is really unfortunate for them. We won't repeat ourselves again on many of their repeated laments as we stand behind our business and are very proud of the team members who work for us now - again - more than 50% of our current workforce have been with us now for more than 9 years so it's hard to say why anyone would think that there is a "high turnover". In terms of internships, actually we have kept many interns on in paid positions once the approved internships through their accredited schools are complete. There is no scenario where anyone works for us outside of an approved program for free so the claim of any illegal activity is laughable but also completely inaccurate. This person should also be careful as it's also potentially a legal issue if they are making the claim of any illegal activity as that is slanderous. The bottom line here is that some people just aren't able to work pro-actively on their own. It also seems illogical how someone could "micro-manage" (which by definition means is very involved), yet not be able to "communicate properly" with their staff. In terms of not thanking employees - it's too bad that this person clearly missed out on the team lunches that we regularly have provided and cards and other treats that we ALWAYS have in whenever someone hits a milestone or to celebrate someone's time with us. Perhaps some people just require affirmation on a daily basis, but that isn't the fault of the business, they need to look inward. As for high-stress, we are primarily a wedding magazine - that is not stressful. We do have a smaller team than we would like due to Covid however expectations are never unreasonable and nobody is ever required to work beyond 9:30 to 5:30 Monday to Friday except for about 3 days a year IF we are a little tight on the production deadline for one of our publishing dates. These days or extra hours if required are ALWAYS explained in advance and lieu days are given. There is no scenario where we expect someone to just work extra days/hours without any compensation. Also totally laughable and COMPLETELY inaccurate. As for the positive reviews, we are thankful that some have had a great experience with our company!