Almost started to work at uniqlo
Hey everyone, i wanted to share this experience that i had with the company (obviously this is probably that branches problem and please don't take it as anything but a personal experience).
When i was called in for an interview i was so happy, idk why but i held uniqlo to such a high standard, given that i had previous work experience with other retail companies, uniqlo seemed like such an organised, authentic and honest place.
They selected me out of few other candidates for the sales assistant position and i was ready to sign the contract and start right away. But when they called me in to start working, they were so shady about their contract and also the communication between their HR's and managers was horrid, i became very hesitant.
They didn't want me to look at the contract for more than 20 minutes, they didn't allow me to take time to read through it in peace or take it home before signing, they wanted me to sign on the spot and start right away.
Now, I'm very suspicious in general about anything that needs my signature and ESPECIALLY when it comes to legally binding contracts. Again, I must admit it is a ME problem and maybe someone else doesn't mind this at all and that's totally fine.
It was very concerning that they were so secretive about such a standard contract agreement and didn't let me have a proper look over. I'm not native in English or the language that the contract is partially written in and i was struggling with understanding all the legalities and needed external help.
The fact that they didn't give me time to understand everything and were hurrying me into signing was the biggest red flag imo. Not to mention terrible communication issues between everyone involved (the specific which i can't get into unfortunately) that led to constant misunderstandings during my very short contact with the company.
Another thing that absolutely made me so annoyed was that their system is so outdated. They asked me to fill in some things on their website to precede with the hiring process, and i swear it was like from the early 2000s, i dont know if it i used for the daily operations, but i do know I'd die before i have to use that website again....
Anyway, there was also an issue that i admit was self imposed. I found the reviews from other ex/current employees that worked in that branch /country and aslo I obviously found this reddit sub, that describes some other issues that people noticed within company.
All in all i found the whole experience very weird and i dont see myself ever applying there again. I still love shopping there but once you work in retail and know that everything comes from the same factory, you kinda lose interest in clothes 🫠
This is just a personal experience and please don't take my word for it, im sure if you need a job you won't care about such small things and most likely this specific brach is broken.
Have a good day/night 💖