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Burlington Coat Factory Informative - Burlington Coat Factory A Usa Sweat Shop - All Merchandise
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Burlington Coat factory buys what they call buy outs. Which is merchandise other companies no longer want. Say Macys orders a certain coat and they no longer want anymore or they see its out of style, they then stop the order. With all the extra merchandise the vendors offer them a very cheap price so Burlington buys it. Its really out of style stuff.
In addition how there is no employee union is based on how they treat there employees. They will not start one (employees) for they will get fired. Burlington coat has hired many from Macys and Kholes (presidents and vice presidents only) which also treat there workers horribly. There raises are the bottom of the barrel. 10 or 15 cent a hour raise (no raises 2009). They had let go all there full time employees only to get part timers so they don't have to pay for vacations, sick, etc. They don't care about any employees and over work every single one of them. A modern day sweat shop.
Ask anyone who works at one. Believe me they will do anything possible not to have a union as they know and will continue to treat there employees under the worst conditions.
There quality of clothes have gone down since a company called bains bought them. A company who will run it to the ground and then sell it.
In addition how there is no employee union is based on how they treat there employees. They will not start one (employees) for they will get fired. Burlington coat has hired many from Macys and Kholes (presidents and vice presidents only) which also treat there workers horribly. There raises are the bottom of the barrel. 10 or 15 cent a hour raise (no raises 2009). They had let go all there full time employees only to get part timers so they don't have to pay for vacations, sick, etc. They don't care about any employees and over work every single one of them. A modern day sweat shop.
Ask anyone who works at one. Believe me they will do anything possible not to have a union as they know and will continue to treat there employees under the worst conditions.
There quality of clothes have gone down since a company called bains bought them. A company who will run it to the ground and then sell it.
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Posted by Anonymous on 2010-02-07:
You are right. Burlington is like a big lots. They buy out LOTS of furniture or anyting else that is overstocked by a company and not selling. That is why they get them cheap, and turn around and sell them to the comsumer for cheaper than retail.
ummm....So if you don't like your job, quit. Why come on here and tell us about it? There are thousands of people out there that are unemployed right now and would be happy just to have A JOB. If you don't like what you make, then maybe you should look into taking up a trade, or find out how to go back to school to get a more proffessional job.
ummm....So if you don't like your job, quit. Why come on here and tell us about it? There are thousands of people out there that are unemployed right now and would be happy just to have A JOB. If you don't like what you make, then maybe you should look into taking up a trade, or find out how to go back to school to get a more proffessional job.
Posted by Anonymous on 2010-02-07:
Many, many , many employers have done the same thing you describe. Cut backs in hours, full/part time status, benefits, 401K matches, etc.
Myself, I LOVE Burlington. I shop there before TJMaxx, Filenes basement, Steinmart, etc. Better name brands, better prices.
Myself, I LOVE Burlington. I shop there before TJMaxx, Filenes basement, Steinmart, etc. Better name brands, better prices.
Posted by Anonymous on 2010-02-07:
And lots of people don't want unions.
Posted by Critical_level2 on 2010-02-07:
I agree with LS on unions. Unions have the ability to destroy a business and cause major job loss, just look at what the UAW Union did to GM and Chrysler. At Burlington, a union would probably cause the prices to go up, which would hurt business.
Posted by Burlington Worker on 2010-02-07:
Some of there stuff even had a different label over the one that was originally on the coat. Bad business. Better check your coat it may be one of them.
Posted by Ytropious on 2010-02-08:
Uh what? That's because your company bought it and needs to cover the msrp. I've been other buy out places that don't retag but cover old tags with new stickers. What exactly is wrong with that?
Posted by Burlington Worker on 2010-02-08:
If you cover up labels. Its not a ticket. A label discribes the merchandise. If you thought you bought a Calvin Klien and underneath the label was the an original label that said something like henry's coats, what would you think? One, you over paid...........you can guess the other.
Posted by bcfworker2 on 2010-06-18:
burlington worker, you need to tell the whole story. As soon as those coats were discovered they were pulled from the salesfloor. We had to check every coat in the building to make sure there weren't anymore, by any other vendor. It's ok to be disgruntled about your job, but don't tell half truths just to make the company look bad.
Posted by PepperElf on 2010-06-18:
a sweat shop?
so you're paid less than minimum wage, off the books so you can't ever complain to the labor board about anything, and you make the coats yourself until your fingers are sore and bleeding?
or are you just in a job that you dislike?
you might want to consider job hunting, perhaps even use an employment agency, and put down that you only want full time positions
so you're paid less than minimum wage, off the books so you can't ever complain to the labor board about anything, and you make the coats yourself until your fingers are sore and bleeding?
or are you just in a job that you dislike?
you might want to consider job hunting, perhaps even use an employment agency, and put down that you only want full time positions
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