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Working at The Gap in Chicago, IL: 2 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Chicago, IL Area

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On average, employees in Chicago, IL at The Gap give their company a 1.3 rating out of 5.0 based on 2, whereas overall Average Rating of The Gap is 3.7 out of 5.0 based on 123 The Gap Review Ratings. The happiest The Gap employees in Chicago, IL are Sales Managers submitting an average rating of 2.5 and Associates with a rating of 0.0.

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3.7
Average Rating
(based on 51 The Gap Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.6
Growth Opportunities
3.4
People You Work With
4.2
Person You Work For
3.7
Rewards You Receive
3.6
Support You Get
3.4
Way You Work
3.8
Work Setting
3.9
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Consultant
"Pros: - Beautiful building. - Everyone is very nice. Cons: - You silently stare in the eyes of a co-worker for 10 minutes every morning (this is not a joke). - No flexibility with work hours. - Required to attend 3 day long pep rallies, work weekends, and sales meetings after hours with no pay compensation. - Whether or not you are a consultant you must go through an extensive consultant training program. - Things move at a snails pace, everything requires the approval of a lot of different people. - You are forced to share your feelings and personal life, with a microphone, in front of 250 people. - Overbearing environment. - It feels like a bunch of kids are trying to act like adults and play office (doesn't feel like real work, you constantly do things and think "why are we doing this..." with the answer always being "it builds connectivity/affinity). - You do exercises and attend meetings more than you actually work. - You are encouraged to take on new roles and accountabilities and are not compensated other than a pat on the back. - People tell each other "I love you" way more than is comfortable (this started after my first month, very uncomfortable). - They want to enroll your friends and family into their programs, they never stop asking. - Starting pay is well below the average. - A lot of workers (at least half) are married/ family, there is a heavy bias because of this. - Zero tolerance for working remotely/ flex schedule (very "breakthrough"). I have not felt this uncomfortable since High School."
Posted 9 years ago in Springfield, PA

Working at The Gap in Chicago, IL: 2 Employee Reviews

Associate
in Chicago, IL

"Necessary for a better Gap"

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"Fun environment, flexible, great break allocation!!!!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"One should recognize the appreciation Gap has for it employees and realize that starting with Gap Inc. is a step in the right path of acquiring knowledge of superior customer service skills."

What don't you like about working at The Gap?

"Opportunity to grow is minimal and not often."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Create more ways to offer leadership opportunities and responsibilities."

Sales Manager
in Chicago, IL

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"I like that I can have a balanced life as a manager."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know your skills and what you can bring to the team. Figure out how to transfer your skills to the new team as soon as possible."

What don't you like about working at The Gap?

"I worked at the same retailer for 12 years and just went to Gap three months ago. I've felt a little lost, the onboarding was not good. I need more tools in my tool box to do the job well."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get more feed back from the store, let our feedback get us the right product on the floor."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.7
The Gap (123)
4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Vineyard Vines (5)
2.3 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Tilly's (7)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (3,094)

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