A few years ago I was burnt out working for AT&T and I heard a lot of positive things about a very popular glasses retailer. They had a high rating on Glassdoor and reviews overall said company culture was great and inclusive and they pay you to volunteer at a charity of your choosing, reimburse you with a health stipend (gym/yoga/mental health etc.)
Provide snacks / groceries for every store.
You get free glasses every 3 months and 1 free exam per year.
A stake in the company.
Benefits.
401k.
A good amount of PTO.
The company overall seemed very concerned with their employees and when I started it felt great.
Fast forward to the company going public and since then every benefit is being reduced or taken away completely.
They’ve cut hours for part timers company wide, people who were promised 25-32 hours per week are now getting 8-15 and all leadership is told “we’re just not making enough money to warrant more hours.”
Upon checking I see that year over year this company is opening more stores and making more profit every single year.
They’ve raised all our prices and reduced the duration of the warranty for customers.
Over time leaderships changed and now it feels like a very toxic positivity based company where no one is allowed to speak any truth on what’s happening for fear of being deemed negative.
They don’t offer any employee parking and I complained about it via email and got a “verbal warning.”
Our ac breaks every year for 2-4 weeks at a time and when I emailed the district leader about it my boss told me she was angry about my email (while she’s working from home in her ac) and not to reach out directly again because it makes it look like my boss can’t control me.
Ac was out for a month in Texas during a heart advisory and I was told I’m not a team player for being so vocal about it.
I am just so drained / exhausted at this point that a fork+toaster combo is looking very appealing right now.