Ralph Lauren reviews

Despite numerous layoffs, the company remains entirely too top heavy with high-paid opinion holders who can never align on a direction, and legacy incompetents who have lasted 20 or 30 years in their role with questionable output and $$$$ salaries. In contrast, not enough people to actually get the work done, leading to long hours and teams stretched thin. Too many business units and competing priorities mean that teams are pitted against each other rather than working in tandem towards a shared goal. Work felt like the movie 'Gladiator.' Nasty egos and attitudes abound. The company likes to tout its family ethos, but I was frequently on the receiving end of condescending, mean-spirited, and aggressive feedback despite performing well in my role. Other leaders spoke to each other this way and berated/tortured their teams. Indifferent and inept HR not empowered to improve on the above. Poorly attended employee engagement events don't make coming to work here any less miserable. Pay is extremely variable for the same title and is not transparent. Raises are easier to get when threatening to leave than for performance.

A demeaning and negative environment, a lot of micro-managing and rarely any promotions from within unless you're a favorite. My boss always had something negative to say and no one did anything right. Environment was very cliquey. They monitor days off very closely. Extremely limited sick days and very little vacation time. If you go over the allotted amount, they dock your pay. Their health insurance is pretty bad. No bonuses unless you're management.