A nightmare job. - Operations Associate Twice Employee Review

1.0
26 Oct 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There aren't many pros to working here besides the fact that the scheduling can be flexible. Since you aren't really an asset when you are an operations associate, no one cares that much about being there often. A good thing is that it is easily accessible by BART, that is about all I can think of.

Cons

This place is the literal definition of a sweatshop. It's in a dirty dusty warehouse, where you are standing/walking on cement for 8 hours a day. They design the place in a very specific and meticulous way so that it is as efficient as possible to make the upper management/CEO/etc. rich. Socializing is discouraged, and they set up the workstations in a manner where no one can really see each other/face each other. Most of the time, people aren't talking to each other and just stuck in their ear buds, hoping that whatever music they are listening to can take them away from the mind-numbing work that they are doing. The daily tasks are the most monotonous types of tasks that you can think of. Folding and sealing clothing into plastic bags (for hours), grabbing an invoice and then pulling the order off the shelf, or steaming clothing in the dark outskirts of the warehouse. You are timed for every single task you can do, and the only way you can achieve their time standard is by not socializing with anyone, not taking any breaks, and moving as quickly as possible. The management is constantly scolding people like they are 4 year old children. From the moment you walk in and they "take roll", you feel like you are in elementary school again. If you are caught "chattering too much" with other employees they call you out and scold you. The operations supervisors, who are previous operations associates who thought they could escape the hell of that life, revel in their tiny shred of power that they have and seem to be brainwashed into thinking the job does not suck anymore. The management, engineers, and CEO work on top of the operations associates in full view of them. From the bottom working as an operations associate, you can literally see their side of the warehouse and how much nicer it is. On mornings you can smell the nice food that they bring up there for all of them while everyone else is stuck at the bottom chipping away at their workstations. STAY AWAY. Don't fall into the trap of easy and brainless work, because it will suck the soul out of you. You will feel like a sweatshop slave and like you are in the real life "Office Space" dealing with the management.

Explore other reviews about Twice

5.0
10 Jun 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Amazing environment and collaborative opportunities

Cons

Not many positions to move upward into

5.0
9 May 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Uh-mazing place to be work live exist.

Cons

Nothing really to say here.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All