Working at The Gap in Petaluma, CA: 2 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Petaluma, CA Area

Item: The Gap
Rating: 4.3
Author: Distribution Team Lead

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On average, employees in Petaluma, CA at The Gap give their company a 2.2 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 Petaluma, CA are Distribution Team Leads submitting an average rating of 4.1 and Customer Service Representatives with a rating of 4.5.

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Company Culture

3.6

Growth Opportunities

3.4

People You Work With

4.2

Person You Work For

3.7

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3.6

Support You Get

3.4

Way You Work

3.8

Work Setting

3.9

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 Petaluma, CA: 2 Employee Reviews

Distribution Team Lead

in Petaluma, CA

"I loved working for Athleta."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5

Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.6 / 5

Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5

Customer Service Representative

in Petaluma, CA

"Incompetant management, ruthless policies, incapable of recognizing a good worker with the company's interests at heart."

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"I liked not having to dress up, but it's possible that they want people to, but don't say so."

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

"Don't show intellect, be chicky, talk about Oprah: play dumb."

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

"They were bothered by my protecting their resources. They told me to chant it's not my money, not my time. They laid me off right before my bonus was due to be paid-ruthless, and traitorous."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get new managment, who are actually capable and competent, and can do the basic things their underlings do everyday."