supervisor

sales associate

seasonal associate

retail sales associate

stylist

Levi Strauss

Actual work days began at 7am to catch Southeast Asia teams before their end of day, at desk by 9am or receive negative comments, attending meetings, finding rooms and available times for all parties to schedule meetings with enough time to locate the meeting rooms and not be late, reviewing emails, completing reports for management, possibly taking a morning break, receiving/opening sample shipments, lunch at my desk (maybe a rushed 30-minute lunch with a co-worker), revising reporting or correcting reports as they are returned with errors, more meetings and meeting scheduling, reviewing samples, emailing sample comments, more meetings and meeting scheduling, answering emails, 6pm calls to Asia teams as they begin their day, reviewing challenges and providing guidance to upcoming season, plan to leave office at 8pm, but usually 8:30-9pm.

+: Design creativity is excellent and welcomed. Social responsibility is strongly supported. Overall corporate culture and camaraderie is positive, upbeat, and open. Cross-partisanship between departments was improved after the 2014 layoff. Strong positive brand recognition leads to job pride.

-: Technical expertise is disrespected and ignored putting unnecessary stress on quality, technical, design, sourcing and junior development teams. There is a technical competence disconnect between company role vs industry expectations leaving former employees at a technical disadvantage upon departure and giving the company a bad training reputation, dangerously placed teams on chopping blocks, decreased reliability/direct blaming within teams, resulting in unnecessary department safeguarding. Management insecurity around technical Incompetence 
within the department manifests itself as internal disrespect and gaslighting, unhappy teams, and bad product. Nepotism continues the Insecurity and incompetence across the board, leaving no room for role or career advancement.

There is virtually no passion to learn your craft and become an expert. Any effort to explore is AYOR, supported with lip service, but impossible due to technical incompetence. Risks should only be taken if you can manage the risk on your own within the existing calendar. Therefore, very little effort to creatively guide an employee on a career path is taken if her/his goal is not perfectly aligned to the manager's perception of the position's role, and the black sheep is abandoned. However, managers will gladly reap the rewards for little or no support.

Managers tack vacations onto public holidays during critical time periods without leaving clear guidelines for process management blaming leader-less teams for errors.

Workload is increased by repeated error corrections after reports are updated and returned, or "lost" within the system resulting in full reconstruction with penalties for  not completing within the fixed deadline.

Good apples leave. Bad apples prevail. Become an orange.

I have worked for this company for over 3 years. For the majority of my time with Levi’s I have enjoyed it mostly. Some aspects I didn’t enjoy but overall I enjoyed coming to work and seeing all my coworkers. It hasn’t been until the last 4 or 5 months I’ve realized how little this company actually cares about you. After being with the company for two years I had to beg my manager to even consider me for a promotion, after i got an interview i was denied a promotion and my DISTRICT manager hired an external hire. They preach hiring internally but rarely do so. Anyways, my store manager at the 2nd levi’s location i worked at was wonderful and coming to work was enjoyable. I worked in a smaller store with about 10 employees and I really enjoyed it. Fast forward, I ended up working at a way bigger store (don’t wanna say which one) that was mostly tourists and so it required way more employees. Here the managers are micromanaging and undermining.  They care to some extent but at the end of the day, they have a job to do and don’t truly care about your well being in the company, only what’s gonna benefit them. I turned down a promotion because I was still enrolled in school and my store manager didn’t take that well. I finally got tired of being micromanaged by people who had been working there a fraction of the time as me so i quit with a two week notice, my store manager never congratulated me and made it a point to mention a day after i turned in my two week notice that they have 4 upcoming interviews that week. Anyways, This job would be good for someone who wants to learn about retail and maybe just wants an easy job. They WILL over work you and underpay you though. 3 years of working here and refused a raise because i have to be promoted to get a raise, that’s not true. They start their new employees at minimum wage when other nearby retailers start $2 or $3 above. Unless you’re being underpaid which is what happened to my two coworkers who were not even making minimum wage. corporate is hard to reach and their paychecks were not adjusted for months. corporate couldn’t care if you were dead or alive. you’re just a number to them. have met plenty of lovely people from higher up and some awful people that hold such entitlement, they won’t even look at you or say hello or treat you with respect. i miss my old store manager and my smaller team. that’s the way to go in my opinion if you want to work here. 

Overall, employee discount is great (60% off everything), you can use ur discount for friends and family, and there are a lot of opportunities to earn free product. My advice would be, if you have retail experience prior to working here, you need to be making above minimum wage, create a set schedule for yourself so they don’t over work you, work at a smaller store if possible with a smaller team. 

The Eugene Servicing Center can be primarily characterized as a place that you will work long hours at. Wages are not competitive esp. after you weigh-in on your true 'hourly wage' when considering the 50 to 60 hours + you will be working. Ouch!

Very clicky management. Female-oriented (biased) culture. Several non-college educated 'managers' have been given (or wield) more power than their position would otherwise dictate. Best word and experience from me and others....avoid these managers as they are #1 trouble.

Eugene management has unfortunately built a reputation and work culture of being 'bankrupt' in true, actual support of personnel. Publicly in org-wide meetings, you get the "rah-rah-rah, we're one team" message. Fake "Hallmark" awards are often handed out thanking the masses or a team for all the hard work, but behind the scenes in meetings, some of the same personnel are ripped and denegrated. Bottom line, Eugene management is an unhappy group in both mechanics and approach to the organization. There is a perpetual distrust of personnel to management as the feeling amoung the masses is that enough is not enough re: work.

Overall, the current Levi's "Finance" organization is a weak, busted up reporting structure. With the ongoing shakeup in Europe and San Francisco finance management orgs, the remnants of Europe, San Fran, and the recent buildup of finance in Eugene Servicing Center the the last 2 years, it's a mess from a reporting, reporting-to standpoint. Long story short...way too many chiefs, asking the same questions, looking for the same or equivalent data or analysis. Can you say "cluster"?

A very unfavorable 'underbelly' in Eugene has developed into a lack of trust, lack of clarity among staff with very poor management communication with personnel. Work/life balance pretty much was/is non-existent there. Alot of tired people walking around the organzation.

For a young finance/accounting professional starting a career and you are considerating Levi Strauss & Co. - Eugene as a 1st destination...(hello UofO and Oregon State grads), recommendation would be to do 2 years MAX at Eugene Servicing Center. First, there is not alot of upside opportunity at LS&Co. - Eugene. These are grunt, low wage, high-hour jobs, that's why they are at a 'Servicing Center". So get the "name" Levi Strauss & Co. on your resume, work for 2 years MAX there, and bolt for a better job. Keep in mind, Eugene metro is not the place to build a finance and accounting career. For that, you need to move to the big city: Seattle, San Francisco. Portland, OR maybe...but even Portland is small.

Lastly, do you like candy, fried crackers, soda, snack foods? If you do, Levi Strauss Eugene is a virtual Mecca! One has never seen so much snack food readily available. Good luck keeping the weight off working those long, stressful hours at Levi Stress & Co, Eugene, OR.

talk you up in interview  / orientation - real family like fun, cheery
then you start training, very inconsistant random, prettier the boy or girl the better the trainers train, or at least spend time with but if you are just like the rest of us, good luck then you are tossed into a hostile group of long timers who dont help at all as you are a treat to them at this looser job. you may spend an hour at shift start while they figure out what to do with you , many more periods of waiting and finally a few hours of sweeping at the end  but the next daily meeting you are ordered to be more efficient productive and accountable for prduction. olyou wait around a few hours. then training is over and Surprise your new coordinator (lead) doesnt answer questions refuses to help you as you have been trained and transfers you to other areas or has you stand around and sweep. All of them play favorites and you can see the unfairness immeadiatly in who gets working equipment who goes where and does what,  dont be a miniute late - 2x late fired. Doctor hospital court  arrest, other job family crisis, forget it all, unacceptable excuses in probation status. then the pay, about 2/3 what everyone else pays and if your operate eqimpent, you get about half or one third what you shoudl make,ask for a raise, find another job. youd think a com it would be nice, And you may be forced to join a union that doesnt help you has not reps or stewards around and when you find one they write your issues and you never see or heree from them again. and you have to pay 50 a month for that do nothing union that just takes your money. No coffee here one nasty vending machine of poker coffee and a pot in a wierd breakroom that mysteriously will have a pot of something once or twice a day at random times made by??? and theres no coffee supplies int this area at all dont  drink the brew what everr it is. If you enjoy being told what to do, untrained to do it, no help from staff or union and definityly not from there HR ,the Human resourse ladies dont anser calls  dont help dont know what they do, some other lady does payroll. the management wont talk to you you have to go thru union that you have no way to cantact . theres more but i forgot i got another job a weeek ago, and havent missed Levi Strauss one bit.

I have been with levi strauss for over a year now. Although the people are good, the job in itself is completely dead end. I have only received 40 hours once since working there. The management cannot seem to figure out where work is coming from or going and have apparently no knowledge of what it takes to build a proper working environment. Levi is a union job, but the union is a levi union. Its representatives ask for your bid once a year but from that point on you never see them and they do nothing for your so called rights. The pay is horrible for trying to raise or start a family and that is even if you get your hours. The pay increase is only once a year and is very low. Their are no incentives or bonuses and if you expect a little kick back or thank you come Christmas time...forget it. There is no room for advancement. Benefits are very expensive for not very good coverage. You only have one week a year to enroll. Any time beyond that you have to pay past premiums. Regardless if you get your hours or not, you owe that money. I have been trying for over a year to get benefits. I must do it online where it took several attempts and calls to india to get logged in. Once logged in my status says closed. It has been over a week now with this 2nd chance of enrollment and hr has yet to get back to me with anything. This being said, it will be two attempts to enroll in benefits that both times have given me closed status and nothing is done about it. I asked the hr rep on site and was rudely told to call hr direct, which again is in india. From what Im told levi used to be a great place to work. Great incentives and pay, and a company that really focused on its employees. I am currently still employed with levi but looking for any opportunity to move on. I offer this review to anyone looking for a job to not mark levi off your list, but to be cautious as to what you may be after in your career. If you are just passing by, or just need a job, or want easy work with really no strings attached. Then levi is a great place. Dont look to make alot ever, and dont look to advance.

The day would begin with opening paper work. I used excel sheets from the previous day and entered the statistics in the excel workbook. A new excel sheet would be created for the new business day containing details of sales goals, key points of interest and the daily focus of the business. Afterwards I would input appropriate payroll hours into Kronos for the associates who worked the previous day while fixing any timestamp errors.
After opening the registers, employees would be delegated tasks in order to stay productive. When any customer enters the store, tasks were put on hold and the focus would shift to the customer for optimal sales.
Closing routines involved maintaining good presentation and cleanliness of the store. Cash registers were shut down with cash profits placed into the deposit bag with slips containing accurate information about the deposit.
Several things I learned include how to operate the Raymark point of sales system, shipment handling and processing, sending out transfers and most importantly managing a team of associates in order to contribute sales to the company.
The co-workers maintained a positive attitude with high energy ready to assist customers whenever needed. Everyone also works together as a team to ensure tasks are completed within a timely matter.
Management was responsible for laying on plans for the day and deciding specific tasks for associates and following up with associates to make sure everything stays in order and on-time. Any left over tasks were completed by management themselves. Everyone works and everyone stays productive.
The most enjoyable part of the job was seeing the team successfully meet standards and goals and continuously working on opportunities to better ourselves in the work place.

Workday starts 5:00 A.M, stocking team starts at either 5:00 A.M. - 7:00 A.M. First actions are, general backroom clean up and organization (stocking/organizing yesterdays loose items).
Followed by processing of merchandise.
Half the team replenishes sales floor, while half of team processes new product, censoring, sizing, folding and organizing all apparel. According to style, color, and fit.
Then sent to floor or warehouse for back-stocking and organizing. Daily team meeting before opening store, that helps motivate and and get the whole team ready for the day.

I've learned how to organize merchandise easier, how to work the s style apparel warehouse organization. Fold clothes to Levis standards, and understand a indexing systems that compiles 40+ denim jeans, fits, and styles. Plus a variety of apparel including shirts jackets belts and accessories.

Co-workers are a great team, always in constant communication organizing various facets of the store to organize store to open for work day.

The hardest part of the job is receiving shipment but its usually done by 2 or 3 people.

The most enjoyable aspect of the job is working with a professorial team that is knowledgeable of the product sold and all work to a common goals, which are keeping a clean and well organized working environment. Assuring a large variety of product is readily available to the public. Providing excellent customer service, and always reaching daily, monthly and yearly sales goal.

From the second I walk into the office, I go nonstop til I leave. My day is filled with cross-functional meetings with Merchandising, Operations, Website and Creative Development teams ensuring that Dockers.com is performing at a high level. Due to company changes, I have stepped up as acting Manager for my Digital Marketing team since November 2013 and currently reporting to the Marketing Director of Global Ecommerce. 
Data driven marketing is a significant part of my job. I thoroughly deep dive into the analytics of our global site to seek out opportunities to drive sales and ROI. I am personally responsible for the constant evaluation and improvement of our website’s consumer experience, creative development, product promotions, and seasonal launches. Due to the nature of the fashion retail industry, there is a constant and consistent change in the marketplace; it is my job to make sure that we keep up with trends and always stay ahead of the curve. Down time is something I rarely encounter. Some may find this stressful, but I thrive in this work environment. I thoroughly enjoy project managing and keeping my team structured, focused, and thinking positively. I would say the most difficult part of my day is managing the time sensitivity of my projects. At a given time I will have 10-15 different projects requests. It is my responsibilities to not only manage these projects, but my time, the people involved, and the sensitivity of each request. Since so many people are involved I need to make sure that everyone on my team is on the same page.

Levis is one of the best companies I have had the privilege to work for. Everyday has its challenges and every day has its rewards. A typlical day envoles prompting my associates on what sales have been and where they need to go. I acomplish this by making sure everyone is 100% knowledgeable and by encuraging successes. When we are not making the numbers we should be I do my best to decrease stress and challange the staff to make the best out of what they can.

Multitasking is at its most importance when running a muti-million dollar store. I need to make sure everyone is where they are the stongest and most productive at all times while I am walking the sales floor and making sure all operations are up to date. This can be overwheling at times but because of my ability to stay calm and prioritizing what needs to be done I rarely have difficulties.

The number one part of my job I love the most is my associates. Watching their continues growth and drive to become better due to my training is what keeps me on my game. Finding new ways to continue their growth and therefore the success of the store is always a challenge I like to have.

Levis has a wonderful pool of talent and it is a honor to be able to brain storm how to further growth for the company with such a team of managers across the Colorado market.

All and all i have been rewared with a keen sense of business multitaking and succession that I will always have a fond thought when thinking about my time with Levi Strauss & Co.

A typical day as a Technical Service member, is to run and operate the system from a control station. As mechanical problems arise, you are now required to perform maintenance, while keeping the rest running.
I learned that I had to learn everything about the systems and terminology, which often became made up words, i.e. do-hicky that activates the thing -a-majig! 
I had fun working there for 9+ years, mainly because I rarely had time off to have fun with my family. 
Management, well, I will say that my managers were very cool and knowledgeable, as well as front office puppets. We were told not to perform PM's on equipment, pressured to keep product moving was priority, over safety and workloads. Has they done it differently, it may still be running and employing people. 
All of the employees were very kind and most would appreciate a short conversation and laugh. 
The hardest part of the job was working 7 days a week for the first five years, then finally getting on a shift that was off every weekend, only to have that end and still worked 7 days a week, unless we used vacation to spend time with family. 
Theost enjoyable part of the job, is when I was awarded a 50% pay raise, making the highest paid Tech in the plant. And to think, all anyone else had to do to get the same raise, was actually operating and repairing things, or in simpler terms, doing their job. Peace out; I can't speak for any other Levi Strauss and Co workplace, DC, or corporate, offices. 

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