Secondhand goods, third world reality - Merchandising The RealReal Employee Review

1.0
May 2, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Meeting smart/nice people while they last -Learning your self-worth after having the courage to leave or the blessing in disguise of being fired

Cons

- Erratic and often times hostile environment, daily gossip, rumors, and conspiracies trickled down from the top keeping everyone (and business) on edge - Nepotism is very much a part of company culture - HR exists only to stick up for their incompetent executives and upper-management, avoid at all cost

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5.0
May 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Overall, the receiving team is very sweet and engaging. They try to help you when you need it or ask for it.

Cons

When you don't reach your goal, they do get on you/

2.0
Jun 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pay and commission can be good, but the structure is unnecessarily convoluted and not as generous as it seems, and you will have no work/life balance if you want to actually make consistently high commission. If you have a true passion for luxury and fashion, you do get a lot of opportunities to handle and interact with special/rare items, and depending on store location you can meet a lot of interesting industry people and celebrities, especially during Fashion Weeks

Cons

Poor and unsupportive management with extremely unrealistic demands and expectations; you will get virtually no training, but are immediately expected to know how to do everything. The overall company culture is just unpleasant and very cliquey, and there's constant employee turnover. The online customer service system is terrible, so you will frequently have to handle customer issues that have nothing to do with you/your sales.

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