sales associate

retail sales associate

sales assistant

truck driver

Native Floral Group

I had been working as an FSA for nearly five months. The job itself was enjoyable, but the lack of communication and structure was the biggest issue. Although it did say that the hours are flexible there is a difference between flexibility and practicality being on call. There would be days I just went in because I never was told if I was off or not. I had to beg for a schedule and even offered to make it myself. The training was minimal and when others came in after me I did most of the training. They would go to me for questions and not our manager because they trusted me more. The final straw for me was that I was told I was going to get a 50 cent raise because of the good work I had done, but it never happened and wasn’t communicated to me why until I finally ask. The reason I was given was because I was not there when I was really needed (I was severely sick on Easter and couldn’t go in) that I wouldn’t be able to get the raise. Mind you this all happened after the I was already told I was getting the raise for my good work. I had given my courteous two weeks and was terminated on the spot because “They (Native) didn’t need that negativity around” and didn’t want me saying anything negative to my other colleagues. When I first got the job I remember one of the costco workers asking if I was the new flower person. I told them yes and then they told me I was about the fourth new person they had seen in a year. Reading other reviews and working with the company for the past few months I understand why there is such a big turnover rate. If they want people to stay longer I suggest they properly communicate with their workers more.

A typical work day: for me was showing up at 5am, working alone until 9am then leaving. I had to drive back to Costco for 2pm-4pm for my second shift. During the whole first shift I had anxiety about the forklift drivers getting too close to me and just being in the Costco staffs way in general. I was constantly having to move the flowers, you do not have your own space at this company.
 I learned: nothing at this company besides the names of some flowers.
 Management: was awful, I had gone through 3 DM's in 2 months, all told you to do different things. I always felt like I was doing something wrong. Also took me 3 weeks to get hired after my interview because the DM at the time. 
Workplace culture: was terrible once again, all the Costco staff is overwhelmingly  unwelcoming and rude when you start. You are ALWAYS in someone's way. No breaks or lunch on long 13 hour shifts on holidays. They also expect you to work 7+ days straight on all holidays (they will have you sign a contract when you get hired to agree to this as well). 
The hardest part of the job: was the split shift and pay, I was barely making anything. Then with the gas of driving to the spilt shifts I was making nothing. The system they use for everything is outdated and doesn't help you at all, you have to hand count hundreds of flowers of inventory a day. Also having to lift 4 gallon buckets over 50+ a day - and pulling 100lb racks around alone across the whole store.  
The most enjoyable part of the job: was probably just working with flowers, they're pretty. The rest of the job was very unenjoyable. 

There’s pretty much no hours unless you’re the location manager and control your own hours. You have to go twice a day which is a huge hassle and makes the commute expense go up. There is no room for raises and no flexibility in allotted hours to let you stay the full time between morning and midday fill. Weekdays you will work 3 hours in one day (2 hours in the morning, 1 in the afternoon. yes you have to drive back to work for 1 hour) and weekends you will work 5. Having yourself and the manager as the only two employees means there’s more hours for you, but no wiggle room for things going wrong or needing leave of any kind. Having yourself, a coworker, and a manger makes things much more manageable but means the money is pretty much zilch. Without extended shifts, picking up more work means just working days at other further locations, and means fewer days off. There’s no way to increase your hours without increasing your days. It’s inconvenient at best, and if you’re disabled like I am, it’s impossible. 

It’s a real shame because I love the work so much. I love colours, I love sorting, and have a keen eye for detail that makes me adept at pruning and merchandising. Oh, but I wasn’t trained for it, I just work like that naturally. If I did a bad job, no one would actually care. Any “training” you receive is at the whim of the store manager. So if they don’t care, you won’t be trained. 

The best part of the work day is all the beautiful flowers. Early birds apply if you are not one this isn't the job for you. Shifts start as early as 6am to about 9ish and you return for an afternoon or evening shift. You will learn nothing other than flower names and how unorthodox and trivial the management is towards new hires.. You will be hired probably the same day you interview or days after. The pay is not great but suitable for the  mindless work; so just simply work your pathetic wage and go home. Management is dishonest with the expectations and hours they truly have. Prepare to be over worked on holidays and ghosted for periods of time throughout the year. There is an eminent lack of diversity, decency and order of professionalism and decorum. It's an absolutely a warehouse job, just in a cuter outfit. 
The hardest part of the job is lifting and getting inventory accurate counts for headquarters. The inventory is storaged inaccurate and the coolers where all the flowers are kept unorganized in a complete disaster. 
The most enjoyable part of the job is the flowers but you do not get an employee discount on flowers nor can you have flowers that they toss everyday. Sometimes when they even look great and fresh to sell we are summons to get rid of them. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
working with the customers, open commutation with management  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
the time frame in which you need the paperwork turned in

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
i just started and has not gotten any opinion yet, working with my store co-worker has been great

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
1) i come in count the display flowers, go to the racks by the cooler and count those, 

2) go back to the display and rearrange the flowers, check for damage petals, wilted flowers, take them out,

 3) go back to the racks and grab what i need to fill the display, if i don't have the flowers i need, then i change the display around to adjust for different flowers, 

4) wipe the display down, on sun, Mon, and Tues or wed we break the display down and change the water and clean the display, 

5) we also need to reorganize  the racks in the back, 

6) take damage flowers to the back of the store to be counted,place a donated sign on the cart and call the person for donation

7) fax over paperwork by 9am, upload information for online inventory, take pictures of the display and upload that to the photos on nationals web site

I recently put in my departure notice not because I didn’t enjoy the work, I got tired of running back and forth to work at my expense for an average total of only 3 hrs pay per day (before Costco opens to the public & again in the afternoon to do the required floral refills).  Except on holidays, management doesn't want you putting in more daily hours than that, so expect to work fast.  I also needed to be tracked on my personal cell to log in & out of their time clock browser to get paid which I often experienced internet problems or poor cellular service.  When I was asked by my new manager to only come in 2 days, I approved because I knew my salary came out of her commission.  However, 2 days were not enough hours, so I started nanny PT jobs.  During holidays the nanny hours were stable but Native Floral demands doubled, causing problems.  I use to love the holidays but never knowing what I would walk into and being asked to work more only during holidays and work less when I wanted more hours brought to much stress.  I took the job after retiring from full-time work as a graphic artist but all the driving & schedule issues with 3 jobs to work approx 15-20 hrs made life much too complicated!

What is the best part of working at the company?
The morning hours are good for an early riser but one does need to return in the afternoon each day and on some days twice in the afternoon which makes this part time job very committed. Not much room for much else during the day. Typical schedule 2-1/2 hours each morning finishing by 9:45 AM when the store opens. Return in the afternoons before 3:00pm each day for about an hour. But on Thursday and Friday afternoons return  about 1:00 for an hour then again about 4:00 for another hour. Too much for too little! 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
High commitment with low pay no benefits
No time off
Your assistant if you are lucky enough to have one and not work 7 days a week ~ their pay comes out of your commission. 
The environment ~working in a noisy warehouse 
Creativity is absent 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
You work in Costco warehouse while it is closed in the mornings and also when it is open in the afternoons.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I worked 7 days a week for over 5 months at Native. Morning and afternoons

Been there since December, i was the only worker for the last month, everyone else quit, i stayed and learned that i wasn't as important as i worked for. I loved the job the place was great and the feelings of making people happy, but finding out that rejecting the manager position would lead me to having two day, totalling 4 hours a week isnt possible. Not to live on basically fired me and in a public space too. The work is easy and made me happy i just wanted someone to help, not take my job my lifeline. I can live off of that, i can't even pay more then 5% of my rent with that my phone bill cost half of that paycheck... i lost it all and they didnt care. How can places that you love and are happy and safe at break you down and throw you out so easy. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The job was ok until the assistants pay came out of my paycheck! Plus the company messed up on my pay and sent me partial payment on direct deposit and sent a paper check through fedex that was sent 4 days later. They need to do something different about payroll and how the manager’s assistant is being paid.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The work was very easy but as far as stressful, trying to dodge the forklifts that speed through the store.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It was ok except for the pay!!!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy for about 3 hours then come back for the afternoon count so there’s no room for a life outside of caring for the flowers.

Only received one day of training and that was in the day I was hired. It wasn’t even a full day of training. I had no idea how to do special orders or how to properly credit out items. Received attitude from management because I was making mistakes. To which I didn’t even know I was making. I worked 7 days a week twice a day. It sounds like amazing hours but truth be told the work that you do takes a lot of energy and don’t even get me started on the cost of gas. Probably 20% of your paycheck will be used for gas. You have to go back and forth twice a day 7 days a week. And even if you hire an assistant their paycheck comes out of your pay check. 

Overall this job sounds absolutely fantastic. DO NOT FALL FOR IT! 

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