Bad culture, with facade of inclusion - Anonymous employee M.Gemi Employee Review

2.0
6 Feb 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pay. Benefits. Free snacks. Fairly flexible with schedule. You will probably learn alot about yourself, the job, and what you don't want to be as a leader.

Cons

Vindictive management. Lying from the highest levels, and seemingly promoting only the teacher's pets (those who suck up and do whatever is asked, working all hours of the day and night and weekend, never saying "no"). Turn-over was pretty high while I was there. Must have been at least 12 people or more in the year I left, out of no more than 50. They requested employee feedback but always made pitiful excuses for the negative feedback, if they addressed it at all. It usually took months to get back the feedback because it was predominantly negative (according to other employees private admissions). I feel bad, because there are a lot of nice folks there but the culture starts with leaders and since they aren't going anywhere, it's near impossible to change.

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5.0
9 Jul 2019
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Pros

You work with talented, intelligent, driven people in Boston, New York and Italy. The opportunity to scale is amazing and the strategy to do so is well thought out. People are open to taking opinion, and offering different and sometimes opposing views in honest and objective ways so that progress is always being made and people are growing in their roles. A great place for people who want to learn all aspects of a fun and interesting business, as well as grow their skills and experiences in a particular function because you get to work on many exciting projects with smart people. The customers really love the shoes and service provided. Very experienced and transparent management/founding team. Best perk: You get to wear cool Italian shoes all the time!

Cons

Not a great place for people who don’t want to roll up their sleeves or people who are expecting to stay comfortably in one lane with a lot of assistance. Best for go-getters, people who always want to be learning and be part of a company that is growing and transforming a space.

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2.0
28 Oct 2023
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Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

employees get great discounts on shoes for themselves and for their friends/family.

Cons

Unclear direction from leadership. Had to do whatever C-suite wanted, even if it wasn’t backed by data or historical indicators. No 401k match. Stressful environment due to struggling business outlook.

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