Kosas is Emotionally Manipulative, Gossip-Driven with Long hours - Operations Associate Kosas Employee Review

1.0
May 13, 2025
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Pros

Some colleagues are pleasant but also abused Good benefits, good pay and good software Nice clean organized headquarters Good employee discount and some products are decent, but most smell sour and rancid

Cons

If you’re into snitching, you’ll fit right in here! They pretty much promote it as the go-to way to handle any issues. Working at Kosas straight-up chipped away at my self-worth and left me totally burnt out. The management style is all about fear and undermining people, with tons of two-faced gossip and hidden agendas. Expect a lot of brown-nosing and emotional manipulation. They gaslight employees and only share half-truths to keep everyone in check. There’s major abuse of power, and most of the time, it feels mad unfair. Decisions are basically based on gossip and who’s sucking up. The work hours are ridiculously long, and the stress? Never-ending. They try to act like they care with quarterly parties and free products, but trust me, that’s just window dressing. On the outside, it looks all professional, but inside? It’s a toxic, abusive mess. If you value your self-esteem, don’t bother. You’ll end up feeling broken and abused.

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5.0
Jan 20, 2026
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Pros

Working at Kosas has changed my life in so many ways (for the better!). I was shocked to see any negative reviews below as I have not had a negative experience in the slightest. Kosas is an VERY fast paced environment, and the teams are very small, but tight knit! I’ve been met with tons of support by my coworkers as well as all levels of management, which has meant a lot being someone that is newer in my career. They give me all the autonomy, flexibility, and support in the world — which has seriously boosted my confidence and I’ve learned so much in the year I’ve been here. The office culture is very laid back, friendly, and welcoming to newcomers! The office itself is comfortable and gorgeous. All the employees whether they’re an exec, manager or junior level - they are kind and approachable. Working here can be TOUGH some days — lots of work, wearing a lot of hats, fast paced, etc. However, the environment and culture makes up for that ten fold, and helps those stressful days not so bad. For the most part though, I have great work life balance and genuinely love my job here. I highly recommend to anyone considering a position at Kosas!

Cons

It’s honestly hard to think of any huge cons that stick out to me! I suppose this may not be the place for someone that doesn’t like fast paced work or smaller teams. But if you’re like me and want to push yourself to be better and learn tons along the way, then Kosas is the right place for that!

1.0
Apr 20, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good health insurance and some cool coworkers

Cons

Executive team is a self destructive mess that leads with emotion rather than logic. Most of the negative reviews posted on here referencing the executive team have been deleted (we all notice). This type of censorship and executive dominance is what has lead to the demise of a once thriving brand. Opinions of non-execs are undervalued and the brand vision is completely out of touch with what is actually needed to succeed in this climate. What is the point of hiring a team when you don't care about their opinion in their speciality? An insane workload for little recognition and acknowledgement is not worth it, which is why so many people have resigned in the past year.

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