Still Stuck in the Past, Slowly Moving Forward - Front End Developer Crate and Barrel Employee Review

3.0
21 Aug 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Beautiful building Good food in the cafeteria Nice Co-workers Shuttle/Train service is convenient

Cons

There are many aspects of the job I thoroughly enjoy, but none of which have to do with the job itself. The building is beautiful, and the people are great. Lots of snacks and treats for birthdays and everything else. The food in the cafeteria is pretty good. However, If you're in software development and interested in new and developing technologies, this is not the place. Everything is run on older systems and it seems like all of my time is spent putting out fires or fixing bugs, and not actually building anything. It is very hard to communicate across teams and feels like you are taking orders without knowing the purpose behind the tasks. The company is trying so hard to get things out quickly, there is little time to refactor or figure out the best way to do things, or even communicate to another team, resulting in things getting done improperly and causing a lot of problems. Company moral is down. Since I've been here only 7 months ago, there has been a large round of layoffs, and many people, old and new, have left. On the upside, It feels like people here really mean well, but there just aren't strong enough leaders to guide or influence the change. Hopefully things will turn around with the new CEO.

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1.0
29 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The only saving grace is the people I've worked with . Other than that I'd leave a negative star if I could.

Cons

The CEO Janet Hayes has taken away additional employee discounts . At a certain time of the year we used to get an additional 15% off on top of our regular discounts. GONE! If an in store customer would like to have an item that ships directly from the vendor we offer free shipping . If an employee would like to do the same not only do we have to pay for shipping but our discounts can no longer be applied . How low can you go? What a great way to motivate the employees and show us all that we are just numbers and you could care less about us . This company doesn't care about it's workers and I wouldn't tell someone I don't like to work there. Every location is experiencing high turnover as management is typically incompetent and focuses on all the wrong things. Training is laughable and most designers are thrown to the wolves with high expectations after a few videos . You can not make as much as advertised so don't waste your time. Most don't stick around more than 3-6 months . You have to have open availability and they don't care if you go to church or need family time . There will be no work life balance . Constant updates are always required . What are you selling ? What are your future sales ? How many cards have you opened or how many emails can you capture? How many in home visits have you made ? Speaking of which did you know they send women to in home visits by themselves without vetting clients in the store first ? Another huge potential lawsuit on the horizon.

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