Specifically Lauren Brand.. - Associate Designer Ralph Lauren Employee Review

4.0
Jan 31, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

The discount is sick and obviously the clothing is amazing. My immediate boss was fantastic she taught me a lot- my team was like family.

Cons

Well the huge layoffs they had in 2015 was a huge bummer. Made the company moral very low. For many months we were all terrified of losing our jobs. Everyday we would look around and our team got smaller. And they just gave us more and more work. More work mostly because the specific brand we were working for was under going a bit of a revolution and design was at odds with merchandising so- long story short that results in design being forced to change styles sometimes more than enough times before we hit showroom. And then when we would hit showroom, everyone would panic and we would make 101 changes all over again. Most mentally exhausting job I've ever had. To do the same thing over and over and over for months for it to ultimately be changed back to what you originally designed. Literally killed my soul. Then they let my boss go and dumped everything on me. Sent me into panic, thats when I knew I had to leave.

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Cons

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5.0
Mar 12, 2026
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Pros

I was retired for years from my Corporate job. Decided that I wanted a part time job to get out of the house. This was my “Happy Place”. Never had a job that I loved so much. Worked hard, had the best customers (loyal) co workers. I learned so much about fashion and dressing different body types. I’ve been in different stores since I left as a customer buying myself clothes. Several ladies came up to me to ask how I am doing this! You’re wonderful at putting things together. I actually helped them put together wardrobes from what I learned. I felt an immense proudness working for RL. I still do. My managers were great and wouldn’t ask you to do anything they wouldn’t. Best of all is the discounts. After almost 5 years of working there, I realized it cost me money to work there. Lol. I’m a clothes nut. I never ever left a shift without a brown paper bag with a Polo Horse on it.

Cons

Some employees are very cut throat about individual sales. We were NOT on commission. Some employees just need to calm down and realize that we work as a team. Most do, but a few bad apples. Not much.

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