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Roche Bobois

Although Roche Bobois as a brand is a very progressive and one of the most respected design companies in the world, the franchise (European Designs Inc.) was managed extremely poorly and work environment was very toxic, which was a leading cause of low employee motivation and high employee turn over. However by working in such a challenging environment, I gained a valuable experience, which prepared me for the next chapter in my life as a manager by learning all the things that a management should not do, which is equally important to understand to operate a successful business. I personally believe any negative experience has a positive purpose in life. So I was able to create a successful career in Roche Bobois despite all management issues (all stemmed from franchise practices) and gained unique strength.

This role is great for someone with a design or high end sales background. Must be OK with "winging it "as needed, there is a lot to learn and juggle. The clients can be VERY difficult and demanding. The design work and showroom environment are mostly wonderful. This is a lucrative and interesting role if you can multi task and be very patient with people and have a thick skin. You must also be comfortable with not having support much of the time and tedious processes that should have be streamlined. You might be alone or not be able to reach upper management as they are not on site, and deal with issues on your own. Weekends are mostly mandatory. Again, this is overall a GREAT company (nice culture and respect and diversity) with gorgeous product and you can make a good salary on commisssion here if you are OK w no structure and tough clients. If you maintain clients and are a good salesperson and relationship builder you can make over 100K.

A typical day at work is doing deliveries. After deliveries I would do a floor move in the Main Showroom. I learned how to drive a big truck use power tools and become great at customer service. Mangement was very unorganized and never had anything planned. Probably their only downfall. Co-workers were a blast. Everyone got along well and hung out together occasionally. Hardest part of the job was not knowing or having things planned the day before. Plus not having insurance or job security. Most enjoyable part of the job was delivering furniture and driving the truck.

Best job I have ever hard.  Love the people and what I do.

First check my emails and than work with the team to finish projects using 2020, CAD, and photoshop.

Just calls for house calls at some amazing homes.

Hardest part is not getting paid well based on my degree and experience and when a team of 4 all need you at the same time

good place to start, but by no means a place to stay for longer than a year. Work is tedious, no chance of growth. Managers struggled with communication and often were openly critical of those who dared to question them or asked for more in-depth explanations of concepts. Culture is not collaborative and managers made no attempt to understand processes of other departments. Started salaried but became hourly paid which did not help morale.

Overall, I love the work itself. The furniture,  the clients and projects I'm able to work on and the showroom environment. The pay is good as long as you are making sales. The downside is that upper management is very inefficient. Procedures change monthly and the nuts and bolts of getting things done is often unnecessarily complicated. 

First impression was to walk out before interviewing.  I made the mistake of staying for 7 months and was let go unfairly...Very unorganized! No training...Terrible management who plays favorites and talks behind your back.. Hostel coworkers. Human Resource Associate is very unprofessional.
Good fit for ex- cons!

Overall, the work environment is excellent, with plenty of opportunities to learn and grow. Once you reach management levels, there are also chances to travel nationally and internationally. Annual bonuses and raises are consistent, which is a great benefit.

fun place with excellent and unique products, experience directly with designers architects and clients some of them celebrities from hollywood, everyday sales from flower bases to entire home furniture.
very good for customer service experience.
and the coworkers are very lovely people

Workplace culture was not welcoming to a personal of color and management is terrible in training and management will never own thier own mistakes really toxic and uncomfortable work environment.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Design consultant 40 salaries reported	$95,225 per year
3d designer 5 salaries reported	$46,700 per year
Administrative assistant 6 salaries reported	$21.67 per hour
Interior designer 8 salaries reported	$84,063 per year
Showroom manager 11 salaries reported	$119,318 per year

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