0% one-year retention rate among the tech team - Anonymous employee The RealReal Employee Review

1.0
May 8, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There have been some super stars that have worked on the technical staff at The RealReal. Members of the team are a joy to work with.

Cons

Anyone investing in this company should really look at the business fundamentals, and ask why it is that the more traffic the site gets, the more money The RealReal loses. Additionally, it should be mentioned that within a year, the company burned through 2 CTOs and 3 VPEs. The current CTO is non-technical, and relies heavily on outsourced labor or employees who speak very little English.

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5.0
May 8, 2026
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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
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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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