Really, really awful. - Senior Planner Forever 21 Employee Review

1.0
May 1, 2015
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Pros

They will do a lot to get you there, which you can leverage; they will meet high salary demands, pay for relocation and be flexible with benefits.

Cons

They are generous upfront because the work-envirnonment is more awful than anything I could have imagined. In the seven months i was there all 8 of the non-managers on my team left the company. That is well over a 100% staff turnover. Top 2 worst things are 1.) the complete lack of managerial skill. Management style tends toward yelling and accusations with zero support. 2.) Complete lack of freedom, flexibility or respect for the employee. The following rules are enforced: no headphones at work, no non-work surfing of the web, no eating lunch on your own; you must eat at the same time as your team and with your team and only for 30 minutes, must be at your desk from 8:30 to 6:00 all day every day; people watch the clock then the whole company leaves at 6. I strongly encourage everyone to avoid working here unless you already have an exit strategy and are doing it for the salary bump; due to restrictions on when you can be away from your desk it can be challenging finding a new job while working at Forever 21 (I heard one guy doing a job-interview from the bathroom and another crouched behind a car in the parking lot).

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5.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

Pay was decent, managers were nice, & was scheduled to work every day

Cons

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3.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

Very easy job, walk floor and make sure everything is clean

Cons

Deal with customers, some can be kind, others not so much

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