Coldwater Creek Employee Job Reviews in the United States
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On average, employees at Coldwater Creek give their company a 4.2 rating out of 5.0 - which is 7% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Coldwater Creek employees are Sales Associates submitting an average rating of 4.5 and Sales Leads with a rating of 4.2.
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"Need to hire."
What do you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"Location, co-workers, and line of work."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Great place to work when you want to gain a lot experience really fast."
What don't you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"70 hour weeks with bI weekly on-call support"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Hire more tech's even if you have to pay to relocate them."
What do you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"Customers are fun to work with and staff is nice"
What don't you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"Its not fun for a guy to work at a womans clothing store"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Give more hours"
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"Hang in there until you get something better"
What do you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"I loved the customer and my coworkers. Enjoyed interaction with corporate when the company was on the right track and the founder was the CEO."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Good luck."
What don't you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"The core values have changed and the priorities are not the same. They don't practice what they preach!"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Return to the roots"
"A great place for an internship"
What do you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"Family environment"
What don't you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"Too laid back"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"crack the whip"
"Nightmare"
What do you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"The salary was good for the industry. The employee discount was good. The store was very appealing to the eye."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Don't take the job but if you are forced to do so. Get EVERYTHING in writing pertaining to payroll, hours and expectations. Especially payroll. This will be your worst nightmare."
What don't you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"It was the absolute worst work experience of my life. The amount of hours REQUIRED for salaried Store Managers was absurd. Store sets were done before or after store hours and we were very limited in the amount of payroll we could use. There was an unbelievable amount of gossip within upper management. Overall, it was just a terrible terrible place to work and I wouldn't wish it on anybody."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Go back to the catalogue business."
"Blatantly honest, no sour grapes."
What do you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"It should have been a better experience. It is located in a beautiful place, although isolated. Fashion is a dynamic industry, multi-faceted."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Include an escape $ plan in your deal.Stints are short-lived and if you're not careful, you'll find yourself stranded in the North Idaho forest."
What don't you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"One of the most toxic environments to be found. Could have had a positive, upbeat energy. Instead, it is negative, fearful, intimidating and awful--at nearly every level."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"It starts with management. It starts with placing value on people. Everyone works better when he/she feels valued and secure. No good can come from feeling like every day could be your last and the grim reaper lurks in the hallway."
What do you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"I loved working with the people. I also enjoyed the challenge of coming up with new ideas of how to attract business to a brand new shopping center that was unestablished. I also enjoyed the weekly management meetings and planning storewide meetings as well as the training and mentoring of employees. Lastly, I liked the competition among stores through data analysis and visual floor settings."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"I do not really have a tip; rather, I would just keep in mind the stte of the economy and see if their growth expectations are in line with this."
What don't you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"I liked most everything about Coldwater Creek. I was sad to have to leave but due to economic hardships the company was forced to restructure and my position was made part time."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"My suggestions for management would be regular feedback to employees as to meeting their performance goals. In my case, the manager just acted as if everything was fine and never let anyone know if there was something they could improve upon."
"Great place to work. Great working enviorment and great people."
What do you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"The working enviorment, a gym and spa on campus."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be open minded you will find it is a great place to work"
What don't you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"Sandpoint is a long way from New York."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Return to the type of product and merchdising that made the Company successful."
"Beautiful clothing for women"
What do you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"Beautiful clothing"
What don't you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"Hard on feet and back. Push employees too hard and expect them to wear bad shoes that are cute but unhealthy"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Care for the people that work for you."
What do you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"Nothing"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Don't interview with this company!"
What don't you like about working at Coldwater Creek?
"I resigned due to extremely poor management, no communication, no employee support system, and poor customer service."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Terminate existing management team starting with the District Manager. Hire individuals with an excellent track record and with excellent customer service and people/employee skills."
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Is Coldwater Creek a good company to work for?
Coldwater Creek has an overall rating of 4.2 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 12 Coldwater Creek Review Ratings left anonymously by Coldwater Creek employees, which is 8% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 92% of employees would recommend working at Coldwater Creek.
Does Coldwater Creek pay their employees well?
Coldwater Creek employees earn $40,000 annually on average, or $19 per hour, which is 39% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 3 Coldwater Creek employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Coldwater Creek Salaries by Job Title.
How satisfied are employees working at Coldwater Creek?
92% of employees would recommend working at Coldwater Creek with the overall rating of 4.2 out of 5. Employees also rated Coldwater Creek 4.1 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.9 for Rewards You Receive, 3.2 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.
What is the highest paying job at Coldwater Creek?
According to our data, the highest paying job at Coldwater Creek is a VP of Technology at $195,000 annually. Browse Coldwater Creek Salaries by Job Profile.
What is the lowest paying job at Coldwater Creek?
According to our data, the lowest paying job at Coldwater Creek is a Shipping and Receiving Clerk at $16,000 annually. Browse Coldwater Creek Salaries by Job Profile.
What are the pros and cons of working at Coldwater Creek?
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Coldwater Creek to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.
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