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I have worked for all kinds of companies and all sizes. Like others said, larger companies aren't all they are cracked up to be. They tend to want you to put in more hours and will at times treat you like a number. I worked for one of the most well known government agencies and my boss was straight out of hell. I could have had a harassment lawsuit, but because he had been there for 35 years, I would have had a hard battle and would have spent months in arbitration.
Give me a small or mid size company where my input is valued and I truly feel like I'm part of a team any day.
Has anyone ever worked in the Conde Nast building, and seen in action the legendary Conde Nasties (elegant, bitchy young women who work for Vogue and its sister publications)? The New York Observer had a funny piece about a decade ago. Because the law firm Skadden Arps would also rent space in the building, the writer speculated that many matches would arise as the lawyers met the fashionistas in the lobby. Producing, what, Skadden Nasties?
Skadden and Conde Nast use different elevator banks, unfortunately. A family member of mine used to work for Conde Nast (not in the glamorous stuff, though; web development). I've been in the building a few times and seen the cafeteria, etc. It's not as insane as you might expect, though apparently it was that way ten or twenty years ago.
There was a recent NY Observer article about brewing financial problems in Conde Nast, which noted that the selections at the cafeteria are not as good as they used to be.
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Originally Posted by BrownstoneNY
Skadden and Conde Nast use different elevator banks, unfortunately. A family member of mine used to work for Conde Nast (not in the glamorous stuff, though; web development). I've been in the building a few times and seen the cafeteria, etc. It's not as insane as you might expect, though apparently it was that way ten or twenty years ago.
I worked in the corporate office of one of the luxury retailers based in Manhattan for 5 years. Fabulous work experience, great discount, smart & fun coworkers and management. Still so lucky that I started my career there!
Cons- office was not very nice (basic grey cubicles on a couple of floors in a high rise), had to pay for everything except water (no snacks, free lunches, or even coffee or soft drinks), and we worked a LOT of hours for about 40% less than a mid-tier retailer would pay. Oh yeah, and we had to use Lotus Notes. Ugh!!
Still wouldn't trade it for the world, but the working environment and pay was hardly what the average person thought when I said "I'm an Assistant Buyer at...".
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