User23
Google
Industry & Co looks stylish and progressive, but my experience as staff was the opposite.
A roster was published without my name, then deleted and replaced with one including me. When I asked about it, the manager said it was simply an “error” and not to worry. Later, I asked if there would be any review of my performance, and she said she wanted to talk on Tuesday. That Tuesday, I was dismissed immediately, without notice, and without being allowed to finish my shift even though they knew I had no safety net as an immigrant. For a company that sells an image of social awareness, that’s a brutal contradiction. Draw your own conclusions.
I want to be clear: this is not about whether they thought I was underperforming or deserving of dismissal. Companies have the right to make those decisions. This review is about the way it was handled: sudden, opaque, and without the slightest transparency or notice.
Inside the store, it feels like Big Brother: constant camera surveillance, pressure to always look busy even when there’s nothing to do, and casual chats with coworkers are maybe not the best idea. Also: the pay is just €0.30 above minimum wage.
The only positive: great colleagues. Sadly, the company doesn’t practice the values it preaches.
If you want credibility, start with transparency. Don’t gaslight staff with “mistakes” on the roster when you already know you’re about to fire them. And maybe extend your much
promoted values to the people actually working in your store
