SQUISH Candies

I was excited to work for this company initially but that wore off rather quickly. I delivered results in my store but had to sacrifice my mental health with little thanks. 

Our location had very high sales, which our manager would take credit for when it was assistant management and key holders actually running the floor during busy times like evenings or weekends. At least head office had our back when we had questions or issues.

My store manager would spend a lot of time out of store on administrative tasks and conference calls with head office then call it a day, had little experience in their own store. Same employees always worked the busy shifts because managers wanted weekends off - I have no idea why that was allowed of retail managers - made me think they really did not understand or care about their own business. People were burned out and stressed because they were cut off from their social life or did not have time to study. 

Employees would be singled out if they did not perform tasks in a specific way or have good enough sales numbers. MODs who tried to be positive and supportive were treated as threats. Management played mind games, reprimanded us for trivial things and treated the team as disposable even though they were breaking company sales records. 

Schedule was very inconsistent - time off requests were denied constantly, we would be short-staffed because shifts would get cancelled without notice (even the other MODs were not notified), unfinished drafts of the schedule would go out - but somehow it was still the fault of the employees for not knowing their schedule.   

Ultimately I became too frustrated to really continue working there and do my best. The staff deserve much better.

The work environment was great in the beginning. The energy in the store and the co-workers were amazing. It quickly died down and everything began going wrong. The job is extremely boring. You have to stand outside most of the day to sample candies to attract customers. If you don't sell "enough" candies, they make you feel really bad for it and then they just reduce your hours in an effort to force you to quit. After speaking to my former co-workers and others from different locations, I have discovered that most of them actually hated working there and they hated the management even more. Management has no idea what they are doing. They don't know how to treat employees right, nor do they know how to increase morale. Managers don't know how to listen to the concerns of the employees and disregard anything they say. Most of the employees are even too afraid to speak up. They constantly try to make changes to improve sales and most of them are actually ineffective and make work life for the employees a lot harder. Everyone is under paid and the hours are really bad. Even if you have a higher position, they barely pay you above minimum wage and they do not give raises. They don't know how to recognize good work and there is no room to move up. There was a lot of clear favouritism in the stores and most of the higher management. Please do not even think about applying for this company.

Probably one of the worst experiences I have ever had at a store. The management was horrible.Managers /Assistant managers and supervisors would target you if you did not reach a certain goal.They would make you feel so uncomfortable to a point where you just felt like you needed to quit. There was this overwhelming dread of me going into work every everyday.They would preach this positivity of helping eachother out and that we were all friends ;but it was anything but. It was just catty and gossipy all the time. They would give you dirty looks and talk behind your back.Overall it was a poisonous environment.The pay was horrible. If you are working part time they will under pay you. Or just under pay you in general. If you do not reach a specific goal they will start to give you less hours. If the manager figures out you are not making that goal she will embarrass you. She has even come up to me while I was with customers just to say that I was not standing a certain way or position after she had told me to stay at that same position or section and(not to move) .It was like she was contradicting herself on purpose just to cause drama. It was frustrating. The pay and hours were just unbareble. You either get 0- 4 hours. Let's not start with about how bad the paycheck was and how hypocritical and fake some of the employees were there. To be honest don't waste your time. This is my honest experience.
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It was rather conflicting working for Squish because it was such a great place to work at, while simultaneously a less than ideal environment. The management and team we had created within our store was amazing; the perks of the 50% off merchandise came in handy and who could say no to snacking on free samples? 

The difficulties working there  was the management and operations of the company as a whole. At the time I had worked there we were the only store that was not in Quebec or Ontario. We were pretty much left alone to our own devices, with no real support. When a mistake occurred,it somehow managed to the store's fault no one in management, besides of our store manager, took any responsibility. 

I would still be happily working there to this day, had it not been for the mess that was the management at HQ. I  do hope that this changes, because the company has real potential.

While working at a squish location in Ontario, I was always excited to start my shift but after working there for about a year , it was like they forgot I had availability. My manager was never really there , she hired a team lead who started cutting my shifts after I arrived to work which was a waste of bus fare. I used to work 20 hours per week and now I'm lucky if I were able to be able to work at least 15hrs.  This team lead would cut hours as long as its not one of her friends.  I remember being left on the sales floor by myself doing cash ,sampling and helping the costumers while 6 employees would sit in the back room talking about nonsense or watching TV shows (manager). Love the product but for all the work I have to do it is not worth $14 per 10 hours a week.

It's a new company, so I shouldn't be harsh, but somethings are just too ridiculous to put into words.
The rest is awesome, sampling to awesome, customers are amazing, coworkers are a dream when they're not quitting every two months and even then, the OG employees were the life of the party.
Management and upper management could use a lesson in manners and learn that everyone has feeling and that this is not high school, so don't be shady, but the rest is on the up and up.
The customers are worth the few months you do spend there, it's a great transition job, yes, but not one anyone in one specific location was willing to keep.
If I was at a different location, I would've enjoyed working here a lot more then I did.

I am a current employee for Squish Candies and I am highly dissatisfied with the way the company is being run. The head office has no clue how to run a business, they are disorganized and play favourites to stores closer to the head office as we are located in Alberta and not in Quebec or Ontario. We have zero access to support, operations is a joke, IT has no idea how to help us, our supplies are never delivered to us despite having ordered them for months on end, and we have only been open for about four months. This is an absurd excuse for a company. I would definitely not recommend working for this company to anybody, at all, ever  I was very excited to have an opportunity as part of a management team for a smaller company, but head office takes no blame for any mistakes they make

Working at Squish Candy is productive, there's always something to do; restocking the shelves, back-stocking products, helping customers find what they need and more. Working at Squish Candy, I've also learned how to properly approach costumers in a way to really catch their attention on certain products and find out EXACTLY what they need. The most enjoyable part of the job is being there with my co-workers, I've developed a strong bond with all of them in a short period of time.

Daily work at Squish warehouse begins with a lot of work to pack up candies (depends on which department you're in) non-stop until break. Job requires you to stand all day and lift up and move ready packages that has been boxed, which to say for me was the hardest part of the job because my feet and back hurts for the first 2 weeks straight. I learned to do a lot in the different departments, how to pack in candies and seal them, how to label packages and taping the boxes. Overall it isn't a difficult job, from repetition but you have to have strong stamina and energy every day.

Well. I started off loving this. Really. The staff was great and the hours were great but suddenly my shifts kept getting cut. And i dont mean a few days before. I mean as little as TWO HOURS before my shift. I was in my way to work and i would get a call not to come in. Not asked if i minded. Just told they didnt need me. Training sucks because i had no chance to learn from barely 4 hours a week. Discount is good but i left for a better place where i steadily get the hours i need. I would not recommend bothering to work here. It looks all fun and games but its not.

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