My husband worked there briefly recently. This is his review:
I was a graphic designer with long and varied experience when I was hired by Bailey Signs just a month ago (late August, 2019). During the course of two interviews, I was told that I was "perfect" for the job. One thing that struck me was that I was also told early in the interview that they really wanted people who would stay for many years, and that they cared about their employees, and I could have a secure future there.
My interviewer also volunteered that Bailey was finding it "hard to find good people". Unfortunately, now I understand why.
Bailey Signs, it's going to get a lot harder.
Just this past Friday, Sept .20, I was called into the office and was summarily told that I was out of a job.
I had been there for 3 1/2 weeks. The owner of the company, in a precipitous and illogical move decided to arbitrarily "lay off" seven other recently hired employees.
I had accepted the job, and Bailey paid me less than I was making at my previous job, but I felt I could negotiate up shortly when they saw what I could do and what a hard worker I was, as well as being a versatile team player. The promise of secure employment was appealing; I had been looking for the job I would stay at permanently.
I was in shock, realizing that they had lied to me during my interviews with them.
I asked if they felt I had done something wrong and was quickly assured that no, it was nothing like that, and I was a "great" employee. (They even gave me a letter stating this.)
This whole thing is so shocking and senseless because only a week before they had purchased a desk, chair, and computer for me and had a phone line installed. Now, suddenly, I and several others were kicked to the curb because of the nebulous "bottom line".
---(A "bottom line" that just suddenly made itself known only days after you outfitted an office for me?)
I am writing about my experience with Bailey and posting it on every and all job sites, etc. that I can find in the hope that no one else will be mislead, and have to go through an experience like this.
This has devastated my family. In addition to having the news dropped on us like a bomb, the owner didn't even bother to do the right thing and give 2 weeks notice.
Bailey Signs demonstrates that they have no care, concern, or appreciation for a single person who works for them, and will sacrifice anyone in the name of irrational panic, greed, or ignorance. While all of this may be legal, it is certainly not ethical.
I know I do not want to work for a company that doesn't keep it's word, and that would treat me with such dismissive disrespect, and I know anyone worth anything would not want to either.
The glaring hypocrisy in this is that Bailey wants and expects it's employees to be committed to the company, loyal and hard working, but they don't give a damn about their workers.
The company culture and mindset at Bailey Signs is one of utter disregard for their employees, and that every one of them is disposable on a whim.
I would never recommend such a company to others, nor want to do business with them as a consumer.
Bailey's ill-conceived decision, and the lies they told will have far-reaching consequences for them in the future. Many people hopefully will read my words.
Bailey will never attract anyone who is professional, skilled, and worth employing, or if they do initially get a deluded few, they will not keep them.
Good candidates will always stay away from the companies that have demonstrated that they are not honest or professional, and cannot be trusted.
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