Kiddie Kandids Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"They are bankrupt."

"Kiddie Kandids filed for bankruptcy late 2009, closing over 250 studios nationwide and laying off over 1700 employees. After selling off the assets to CPI Corporation, Kiddie Kandids attempted to make a come back. It failed. Kiddie Kandids is no longer an entity."

What do you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"Management yearly training program were excellent and fun for all levels of management"

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

"Don't worry about your portfolio, they have an good training program"

What don't you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"Company's management development program when going from store manager to DM"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more supportive to store management. Because of the high turn over rate of employees' Managers end up do double the work and if something has be held back it should not be the customer"

"Intersting. Would do it all over again."

What do you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"Interaction with the customers. Been creative with photo shoots of the customers."

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

"Be yourself when you go in the interview. Be relaxed and smile"

What don't you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"The different new things that I learned while working there"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen when your employee is telling you. Regarding issues. Do not accuse your employee of something when they were not even at work."

"Company went bankrupt."

What do you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"Upper management was very nice and willing to work with personal life,"

What don't you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"The company was not real good at manageing how to spend money, they would bye things for the studios to help the appearance of them when they in truth looked great to begin with. I believe that this was what led to their bankrupcy."

"Good place to work but eventually hit ceiling and had to move on"

What do you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"Freedom to work independently and learn new trade"

What don't you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"On call from 7AM till sometimes 10PM with only 3 official days off"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to address turnover issue"

"It was the perfect job and company with no signs of finacial hardships until they closed their doors with no notice due to bankruptcy. Can explain more if needed."

What do you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"It is a team and family atmosphere, everyone knew everyone in the company, always took care of their employee's, the customers were family and the brand was lived out by all staff."

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

"None now. - They are out of business."

What don't you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"When the lab failed to do quality control before shipping out products. Other then that everything was wonderful. Since they closed the doors I just wish they would have been honest with their staff considering we were all loyal to them."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Just to be honest and loyal to their staff. If we work hard and are loyal to you we would expect the same."

"I have enjoyed my time at Kiddie Kandids but I am ready to grow in my career"

What do you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"I really enjoy working with kids and meeting new people everyday. I also enjoy putting smiles on peoples faces when they see there family portrait."

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

"The work schedule rotates so make sure you have availability."

What don't you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"The lack of career growth, and the benefits package. Also since the staff is primarily young, they regularly are late or take days off."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest they do a more thorough screening when hiring employees and make sure they can comply with the hours."

"Taking photographs and making lasting memories"

What do you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"Working with the public"

What don't you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"Management really did not know what they were doing"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Learn to work with customers and staff"

"Beware"

What do you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"Nothing"

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

"Don't bother, an employee will either quit or be fired within 6 months"

What don't you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"Management, overall philosophy of company"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Overhaul everyone"

"Kiddie was great - innovative, and a leader - they COULD be again."

What do you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"When I first started it was an amazing place, full of ideas, potential, hard work and a sense that from the president down, all were in it together! I really liked the families that we got to affect every day, and my associates and Managers."

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

"Good luck, make sure you understand that you would be going to work for a company currently caught in an identity crisis, with no end in sight."

What don't you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"When they took on investors, they lost the core concept thst made them the innovators in the industry, and a thriving business. They became a bottom-line driven, corporate culture that was fueled by fear of termination rather than a desire to succeed for the customer."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Figure out what actually WORKED before everything became unglued. The economy is terrible right now, for everyone - professional pictures are a luxury at best, now does not seem to be the time to turn away from your decades long loyal family of customers to attempt to transform yourselves into a different type of company. Go back to the core values that made KK great, and stop chasing the next last great thing just because your competitors do... That has never been the KK brand."

"A great way to start out with something that is new and a learning experience that gives you a lot of reference for jobs ahead of time."

What do you like about working at Kiddie Kandids?

"The fact that I got to be very interactive with the customers and got into a daily basis on learning on how to deal with different types of people with many"