They can do better on basic employee benefits - Anonymous employee SHEIN Employee Review

2.0
Jan 19, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Full Time in office, one day catered food per week, one work from home day per month, no RSU(stock options) however upper management gets it in package. Beautiful new office. Friendly co-workers. Great stepping stone but not forever 1-2 years max.

Cons

-No RSU Stock Options -Lower pay than competitors and company's alike -Only give one bonus to one member per team but promise bonus in contract; claim budget reasons -Yearly review lowest salary increase ever experienced -Insensitive HR reps -Terrible holidays, USA gets 10 a year, China gets dragon week, Chinese new year, and another holiday week almost an extra 30 days of vacation. -Terrible vacation policy only 10 days (and must incurred over time) -Terrible sick day policy only 5 -No flexibility during holidays, do not close office during Xmas week or after, do not allow nor want you to work remote during holidays -Very dated practice unlike most American and Chinese-American companies -High employee turn over rate -A bit sexist work culture

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

The company has some talented engineers and interesting technical problems. There are opportunities to work on large-scale systems, cross-region collaboration, and fast-moving business projects. Some coworkers were helpful and hardworking.

Cons

In my experience, senior management created a stressful and inconsistent environment. Expectations often changed without clear written criteria, and performance feedback could feel subjective rather than based on objective engineering standards. Some decisions appeared top-down and difficult to challenge, even when technical concerns or delivery risks were raised. I also felt that communication from leadership was not transparent enough, especially around performance expectations, project priorities, compensation decisions, and reorganization decisions. This made it hard for employees to understand how success was being measured or how decisions were made. Work-life balance was also a concern, especially when supporting teams across time zones. Employees could be expected to handle urgent work outside normal hours, while still being judged under office-based expectations. In my experience, employees did not feel safe raising concerns. After I raised concerns to HR/management, I experienced negative employment consequences soon afterward.

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