Believe the Reviews - Employee Altar'd State Employee Review

1.0
Mar 27, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The concept of the company is a great idea. Management at the Senior Level is truly incompetent.

Cons

Please read the reviews before you even waste your time applying to this company, The reviews as you can see are all consistent and I can vouch they are definitely true. Upper management is too arrogant and stubborn to even recognize the problems and not willing to address any of the issues. They recently cut everyone in stores pay by around 3 dollars a hour without any justification or reasonable explanation other than inflation despite the fact the company’s Financial position continues to be healthy. Store Managers had a brief zoom call where they were told by an HR person the rest were told by the DLs and Store Managers. None of the above could answer the question of why are pay was decreased. Aaron Walters should have been man enough to get on call and tell everyone that it affected. No now he just gets on his Friday Zoom calls and tells everyone how they are not committed and not doing enough. Also another fun fact about cutting everyone salary he promoted several new VP positions staring with his wife! Nice to know his family didn’t get a pay decrease. By the way these new VPs must be ghost because we haven’t seen, heard or had any remote communication from them. In general, they are cutting everyone’s pay and they also cut hours in store so everyone is doing more work for less pay. Which is not sustainable and decreases employees moral. Everyone in my store is mentally and physically drained. Last but not least Aaron’s “Food for thought” emails are less than inspiring if you want to inspire your workforce maybe show a little empathy and gratitude in store with the people that make the company successful.

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Altar'd State Response
2y
Thank you for taking time to share your thoughts. We understand how the decision to make adjustments to pay may have affected you. We believe that was the best decision to avoid eliminating roles entirely. We are grateful for our associates contributions and we sincerely hope to continue working together as we navigate the challenges we have previously addressed with our teams.

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5.0
May 27, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Such a wonderful workplace to work

Cons

There is none at all

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Altar'd State Response
1mo
Thank you for your kind words! We're so glad to hear you have had a positive experience and we appreciate you for taking care of our guests. Don't hesitate to reach out to peopledevelopment@altardstate.com if there's anything we could do for you!
1.0
Feb 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Literally nothing, can’t think of one positive thing

Cons

I’ve been with the company for years and watching its continuous downfall has become almost comical. Two years ago we took major pay cuts (like 15%) because of the economy but this year they sent us to the Virgin Islands on this over the top meeting that must have cost a fortune. I’d rather have the money in my bank versus a trip I was forced to go on with senior leadership that are absolute horrific people in general and evil businesses people. It all felt like a big propaganda event with tons of videoing and picture taking so they could come home and post all over linked in and social media about how WONDERFUL it is to work there. Don’t even get me started on the new Little House on the Prairie denim dresses we have to wear because they hire managers that aren’t even strong enough to coach to a dress code. How can you run a store if you can’t even tell someone what they’re wearing inappropriate? Instead now we look like a bunch of little followers of the cult everyone already says it is. As long as we say we “stand out for good” at every opportunity it must mean it’s true right? To know who else brainwashed people into thinking bad things are good for them? CULT LEADERS.

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Altar'd State Response
4mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and concerns. We will share your feedback with the appropriate teams. If you would like to discuss in further detail, please reach out to peopledevelopment@altardstate.com.
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