A POOR LEADER TELLS YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE WORK FOR THEM. A GREAT LEADER WILL TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY WORK FOR. - Anonymous employee Ettiene Market Employee Review

2.0
21 Jun 2022
Anonymous employee
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Former employee here. Free product is nice, but money talks. It's clear that the community adores this brand but not the management. I received this feedback from multiple other team members and customers, both during and after my time with the company.

Cons

The staff's high turnover rate is solely because of management's poor financial decisions, secrecy, and non-existent training program. - Was not allowed to sit at work or take a normal (and legally required) lunch break - Owners and coworkers did not respect days off to recharge - Grossly underpaid compared to median industry salaries for the same role at other growing retail franchises in DFW area - Was not offered a formal plan for career growth, vacation, or PTO - Was not paid on time, many times, without an explanation or advance notice even though we hit our store and event sales goals - Employees rarely given insight into owners' plans for growth, other than being told to hit their sales numbers. Often asked to go outside of their job responsibilities to cover their coworkers' tasks and shifts due to their lack of commitment, skills, personal motivation, or ability to ask for more training. Was micromanaged when told to train others (no trust) - Owners consistently made poor financial decisions regarding product buying, social media management hires, payroll, and event investments - Owners discouraged strong team relationships and told us to keep daily conversations to a minimum, then spoke poorly of every single employee to each other without thinking we would share this information

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Ettiene Market Response
3y
Dear Anonymous, It sounds nothing like the environment we enjoy, most of our employees stay on for 1-2 years before either moving or making life changes. I love the people I work with like family and your untruths are unwarranted. Regards, Coryanne

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5.0
5 Jul 2022
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Pros

-- This was my first job with paid vacation and sick pay - they never counted or kept track, it was all done on an honor system. Being trusted felt great. -- I always got my annual bonus, even during Covid. -- It was a busy, sometimes stressful working environment in the back because there are lots of things going on -- the owner loves to keep moving -- but we had fun working together, lots of laughs. -- The owner always put my time off ahead of hers.

Cons

Fall time is busy, there is no vacation time from October to December. The staff grows twice as big and not everyone takes the training seriously so experienced staff have to do the extra work. The owner overworks herself trying to do everything for everyone so you need a big whistle to get her attention sometimes.

1.0
12 Apr 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

A creative space that allows you to sell beautiful things.

Cons

The tag line found on the website and used as a marketing scheme goes something like this “people over profits” this is the farthest thing when it comes to the way staff is handled and unless you offer something in the way of getting ahead or climbing a social ladder, you will not find this to be true as a customer either. You are often asked to carry the emotional load of the owners, work long hours, travel without reimbursement, no lunch breaks, work with the doors open an no ac in the Texas heat, asked not to wear perfume, spoken about to other employees if you don’t wear the “right”clothes or makeup.. (and we’re not talking extremes here), not allowed to sit, given more tasks than work hours, but I think truly the hardest part of working here is the reality that you are building someone else’s dream that you will never receive credit for, be properly thanked for or most importantly compensated for. Don’t expect to be trained and supported well either. Want to have a family life and work here? Think again. Want to have a social life? Think again. Want to be respected for your beliefs? Think again. Another fun token saying is that they are pro-women… but if you’re pro-women how can you be so vicious to other women? Want to have employers who communicate well? Stay true to their word? Don’t gaslight you? Find somewhere else to be employed.

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Ettiene Market Response
4y
Dear Anonymous, It is upsetting to hear that you had this experience working for our company. While I'm not a perfect boss, and I am constantly improving my leaderships skills, running a small business during a pandemic presented unique problems that as a collective we worked through, I see no resemblance to what you portray and the truth of what life at Ettiene Market looks like. I take pride in those who have worked at Ettiene Market and am proud of the lasting friendships that have sprung from it.
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