receptionist/administrative assistant

packager

office coordinator

administrative assistant

Capelli-New-York

This place was a good place to start and get your feet wet. However, after getting to know the company, I saw it had no culture or values. Females are held back from advancing and the majority of the company's executives are direct family members, which results in lack of advancement and opportunities. Poor management and the work/life balance led me to my resignation.

A typical day for me would be to manage over 30 retail stores, taking care of 4 floors in the corporate office, assisting third party business with tech support, implementing and designing surveillance systems for 2 major warehouses, database implementation, being on call 7 days a week from 8AM- 10PM every day, and taking care of the company's 7 other businesses owned.In a duration of two years, 5 staff members have came and went feeling an extreme overwhelm of the work load. Lack of promotions,raise, and bad management led for all these members to leave.

Management was beyond horrible and have no consideration for others and the welfare of workers. The hardest part of the job was keeping up with the demand. Being the only one there, I had to handle so much and was expected to get it done the same day! There was no enjoyable part of the job. On the bright side, the co-workers were awesome! They were all friendly and also felt the same way about the management and how the business is handled.

The environment here is so divided between people who fit the mold and people who don't, and if you're not in the right social circle from day one you're basically working with one hand tied behind your back. I watched decisions get made in side conversations before actual meetings happened, watched project assignments go to favorites, and after a while you stop raising your hand because it doesn't matter anyway. The work itself could've been meaningful but it got buried under all this clique stuff that nobody talks about directly. My contributions weren't seen the same way when I wasn't at the right lunch table, and yeah that sounds petty when I write it out but that's genuinely how it functioned. Everyone's polite to your face but there's this whole other layer of inclusion and exclusion that happens quietly. I ended up just checking boxes because fighting the system wasn't worth the mental energy. 

This is easily the worst job imaginable. The pay is insultingly low, and the hours never end. Late nights are expected as if your personal life doesn’t exist, and there is no recognition or appreciation for the effort poured in. It feels exhausting, pointless, and completely unfair. The work culture is suffocating. Morale is non-existent. Stress dominates every interaction. People snap and yell over the smallest things, turning the workplace into a constant battlefield. The only survival tactic is to keep quiet, or risk becoming a target for resentment and hostility. Leadership is entirely responsible for the toxic environment and the endless nights of anxiety employees suffer through. A little effort or care from the top could have made a huge difference, but the lack of concern is staggering. This place drains you physically, mentally, and emotionally, and the damage lingers long after you leave.

Do yourself a favor, and avoid this place.

Capelli is one of the most oppressive corporate cultures i've ever witnessed. Morale in the office is low, and there is nothing enjoyable about showing up to this job. It is family owned and if you are not family you are an outsider. You will always be an outsider, and treated as such. Top down management lacks communication, thoughtfulness, and vision. 

Absolutely no regard for its employees. 

The CEO is a greedy opportunist and outright two faced liar. My direct manager was incompetent and used employees in the department as scapegoats, often blatantly trying to create conflict.
 
Multiple retail stores have closed in the past year. From my experience I see little or no future in the Capelli New York brand(s).

I felt ill-prepared to handle my responsibilities, as there was a complete lack of comprehensive training and a proper onboarding process. It seemed as if my supervisor had little interest in enduring that I understood my role and responsibilities. As time went on, I couldn't shake the feeling that the upper management was solely money-hungry, prioritizing profits over well-being of the employees. There was little concern of work-life balance, and the constant pressure to meet unrealistic targets was suffocating. This relentless pursuit of profits led to cost-cutting measures that adversely affected employee morale and the quality of our work.

No room for growth unless you are a favorite. Managers don’t listen to or value their team members.  High turnover, work is shifted around rather than hiring new employees. Each team is handling multiple product departments, highly stressful and unfocused at times. Pay is extremely low and benefits aren’t good. They take advantage of recent grads and try to mold them into unfeeling minions. A lot of backstabbing and gossip. Office is dirty, messy and old. Product development team doesn’t use illustrator, which is the norm at other companies. Don’t waste your time here. 


The founder is nuts. Management doesn't listen to anyone else and makes decisions on a whim. Everyone knows it's a terrible place to work, so they are either keeping their head down and looking for new job. There is absolutely no structure and everyone walks on eggshells. For anyone reading this, reach out to the plentiful number of past employees. Total look good and sound good on the surface, but when you read between the lines, you will find that it's a sinking ship, a place that thrives on the intimidation of its employees. 

A typical day at work was researching trends, reviewing POGs, reviewing artwork, and reviewing samples. I would make comments on samples received and would communicated those comments with our vendors overseas as well as our sales team if applicable. I would create and update tech packs and review lab dips as needed. In this role, I learned how to be organized, how to be on top of deadlines, and how to be a hard worker. The hardest part of the job was the workload that my department had to handle on a day to day basis, but my coworkers made the job enjoyable.

Terrible place to work straight out of college, especially if they don't assign you to a team, you have no mentorship, no security in knowing what you might do each week, and expect you to reach their lofty expectations without giving you any guidance or resources to help you get there. Your ideas aren't welcome. Your hard work and care for the company will go unnoticed. In essence, I had the worst experience here. 

Honestly. They tell you , you are getting salary, but in reality you are hourly. They lie from the beginning. Then in order to get extra hours you have to go through HR, several levels of management and the owner. There is no work life balance, you are a slave to the work. The managers are rude and nasty. Also this company is disgusting about family affairs. My family member passed away and they refused to give me the day off. . Only work here if you want the name on your resume. The pay is beyond low. The people are toxic and unfriendly.

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