Gloria Jeans distribution network is known to many readers from Russia and neighboring countries. A rather big history of existence (the company was first heard about in 1988), general recognition, “untwisted” brand, a wide chain of stores “Gloria Jeans” - all this leads to the fact that many want to try themselves as an employee of the corporation. Our article will help you to decide a little in making such a choice - we will tell you about the company itself, and also introduce you to the analysis of feedback from its current or former employees.
About Gloria Jeans
The corporation calls itself a vertically integrated retailer. Her specialization is the design, manufacture and sale of fashionable clothes, shoes and various accessories for adults and children. Do not assume, based on the name, that the products are necessarily jeans - these are products from a wide variety of materials. The company operates under two brands - Gloria Jeans and Gee Jay. She is a recognized leader in the Russian and Ukrainian market in the fast fashion segment.
What is so special about the products that are presented in Gloria Jeans stores? The remaining mass markets "sin" in that they buy ready-made collections from their suppliers - Hong Kong, French, Japanese or American companies. Gloria Jeans itself designs and manufactures all its products. Its design centers are located not only in Russia, but also in such cities as Istanbul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo.
Gloria Jeans Central Office in Moscow. From there, the management of two large logistics centers in Novoshakhtinsk and Novosibirsk, as well as eight regional offices. The company currently employs more than 15 thousand people. At the end of 2016, the Gloria Jeans chain of stores in St. Petersburg, Moscow, as well as other 319 cities in Russia, Georgia, and Ukraine amounted to more than 550 stores. The corporation's turnover for this year was 34 billion rubles. By the end of 2017, it is planned to make 1,100 positions with Gloria Jeans addresses!
Corporation Specifics
According to research by McKinsey consulting company, 95% of Russians know about Gloria Jeans. What is the reason for such popularity? The company strives to create light, simple, but at the same time fashionable clothes. It can also be rightfully called a family brand - it is possible to find children's jeans, blouses, skirts, sportswear and shoes, women's business blouses, skirts, casual men's clothing, youth products and accessories in the style of the latest fashion trends in Gloria Jeans.
The company constantly monitors world design trends, while creating clothes and shoes that are quite affordable for the average family. Gloria Jeans are often discounted. The excellent price-quality-fashion ratio is guaranteed by the following:
- Availability of own design centers.
- Appeal to both our own and world experience in terms of design, fashion and production.
- The company employs international experts with experience in working with the most famous world brands.
- Constant concern for production - its expansion in connection with the needs of the corporation, the purchase of modern equipment.
- Opening of logistics centers for the speediest receipt of the latest collections, even at the most remote addresses of Gloria Jeans.
- Cost reduction at every stage - production, promotion, sale - due to cooperation with professional consulting companies.
Jobs at Gloria Jeans
You can directly find out about Gloria Jeans open vacancies in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities of Russia on the corporation's official website - scroll to the end of the main page and go to the Jobs section. They are represented by a large assortment:
- shop assistant;
- clerk;
- sysadmin;
- Application Support Worker
- cashier;
- human resources department inspector;
- HR manager;
- business analyst;
- driver;
- merchandiser;
- Leading specialist of various support groups;
- storekeeper;
- Chief Engineer;
- seamstress;
- packer counter;
- computer's operator;
- administrator;
- Web Programmer;
- designer, designer of clothes;
- Project Manager;
- lawyer;
- interpreter;
- merchandiser;
- manager and so on.
According to the company, it needs young and ambitious employees who:
- They love to look stylish, and also love fashionable clothes, accessories and shoes.
- Creativity and a creative approach to solving problems are not shy.
- They love to achieve diverse goals and a dynamic work environment.
- They know how to work in a team, but do not evade personal responsibility.
And in return, “Gloria Jeans” in St. Petersburg, Moscow and other cities can offer, on its assurance, the following:
- stable salary;
- full social package;
- opportunity for career growth;
- interesting employment;
- English practice;
- the opportunity to learn from leading Western experts.
You must admit that all of our voices will leave no doubt that you will make the right choice by sending your resume to Gloria Jeans. But let's get acquainted with the reviews about the work in the "Gloria Jeans" of those who had experience working with this company. First, we will touch on opinions about various common vacancies, and then the general pros and cons of working in a corporation.
Trainee
As you can see, not everyone who came for an internship at Gloria Jeans was satisfied with her and wanted to pursue a career in the corporation:
- There is no proper training for interns.
- Beginners are entrusted with employment outside their powers - in particular, mopping.
- More beginners are invited to an internship than the store needs workers.
- The internship is free - if you are denied employment, then you worked for the benefit of Gloria Jeans absolutely free of charge.
Shop assistant
Reviews about the work in "Gloria Jeans" seller a little more optimistic than the rest:
- Timely payroll.
- Convenient schedule (2/2).
- Small salary In a number of cases, during employment, wages were promised much higher than real.
- Processing - in fact the seller works much more hours per day than specified in his contract.
- The sales assistant often fulfills both the role of a loader and the role of a cleaner.
- The presence in the schedule of night shifts (inventory).
Cashier
An analysis of reviews of work at Gloria Jeans as a cashier revealed the following:
- There is no full-fledged internship or preparation of an employee for this employment.
- Workers note a violation of the labor legislation of the Russian Federation. In particular, unreasonable delays of employees after the end of the working day without a lack of payment for overtime work.
- Inconvenient work schedule (3/1).
- Submission of a large number of reports.
- The cashier cannot use for rest all the breaks promised in the employment contract.
Administrator
Let’s tell you what the former and current store managers shared:
- To get a job, you do not need special education or experience.
- Incomplete reporting system - you have to do extra work.
Merchandiser
Let's get acquainted with the experience of working as a merchandiser in Gloria Jeans:
- The vacancy is open to all comers.
- Strict penalties for even minor violations.
Common Pros
We would like to note the positive reviews about working at Gloria Jeans, not related to a specific position, but related to the entire corporation as a whole:
- 25% discount for employees on the entire assortment (some say that they are valid when buying more than one item).
- In a considerable part of the shops, a friendly team.
- The employer welcomes the recruitment of staff with no experience - for further training and internships.
- Opportunity for career growth.
- Timely accrual of salary, advance payment.
- Official employment.
- Gaining the necessary experience to work in the trade.
- Convenient location of shops (most often in large shopping centers, close to bus stops, transport interchanges).
Common cons
Finally, let’s look at the disadvantages of employment in Gloria Jeans - according to the feedback of its employees:
- A large amount of work.
- Staff turnover.
- In a number of stores - incompetent management, lack of respect for the employee.
- There is a gross violation of labor legislation - processing, tasks that are not included in the job description.
- Difficulty of employment for correspondence students.
- Often a working day lasts 12, or even 14 hours.
- The problem with lunch breaks is one for the entire shift (given the previous paragraph).
- Not all stores have a suitable staff lounge, kitchen.
- Difficulty in career growth - workers note that the increase most often occurs on the personal attitude of management, and not on the achievements of the worker.
By correlating official information and subjective reviews, the reader, of course, will be somewhat at a loss for such a well-known and actively developing company. Unfortunately, the proportion of positive reviews about work at Gloria Jeans does not exceed 15-20% of the total. Of course, this can be observed due to the fact that, in his opinion, it is unfair that a dismissed employee is more likely to write an angry review about a past job than a worker who left her at will. But we can’t also note that in negative reviews the same minuses of work in the corporation are found.