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Altar'd State

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Altar'd State reviews

2.7

30% would recommend to a friend

(1,651 total reviews)
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Aaron Walters

28% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Culture & values

2.6

Diversity & inclusion

2.4

Work/Life balance

2.3

Senior management

Altar'd State has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,651 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Altar'd State employee rating is 24% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
May 26, 2018

Altar’d State is a great company but needs to grow in specific areas in order to maintain excellence.

Assistant store manager
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Pros

The people who work here and shop here are really wonderful. I’ve made amazing lifelong connections. There is a lot of room to grow and get promoted with hard work and lots of patience. You just have to be okay with being in the dark for a little bit. The mission is beautiful. The product is great and so is our discount.

Cons

The expectations are very high for some of the resources given (payroll/staffing) and it’s difficult to find a work life balance and meet those expectations. There are a lot of gray areas which can be great but allow for much confusion. The culture can be difficult to adjust to if you are from external retailers. The pay for the amount of work is not necessarily fair/livable. Communication within tiers of management are poor.

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Altar'd State Response
8y
Thank you so much for your three years of service and for your thoughtful review. We continue to strive to become a "best place to work" and I agree with your thoughts regarding enhanced, real time communication, open dialogue and additional support and training regarding business acumen. Thank you for standing out for good always and I look forward to seeing you soon!
1.0
Feb 25, 2018

Store Manager

Anonymous employee
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Pros

None. Absolutely no pros about Altar’d State

Cons

Absolute worst experience I’ve had

1.0
Feb 22, 2018

Unless you do not want a life, run!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I do NOT have anything positive to say.

Cons

The work-life balance is zero. You WILL never work less than 45 hours a week, even fully staffed. There's always some operation task that will require an early morning or late night. The two hour closes rule, is ridiculous! You are required to be there until 11PM everyday. The recruiters and upper leadership will say the company has all these values and work-life balance but, what you'll soon find out is its just like any other retailer, they DO NOT care about their people. The clothing is cheap quality with a huge mark up. The clothes fall apart in the wash after one cycle. The stores are halfway structured, the company is so focused on the give back that they take from the salary and stores maintenance to ensure this is done. Communication is all over the place. There's not a true training program in works, instead just a check list; this includes managers. Do not waste your time with this company!

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Altar'd State Response
8y
Thank you for your recent post and we appreciate you sharing your experience Our Store leaders work an average of 42-43 hours weekly and schedules typically are posted weeks in advance so that our associates can balance life and work. We pride ourselves on beautiful in-store displays, windows that are breathtaking, and associates who love on our guests. The two hour close allows associates to recover and replenish the store so that associates are not folding, cleaning, and putting merchandise on the floor when guests are in the store and deserve our attention. We are surprised by your comment on salaries as we are one of the most competitive in specialty retail. We recently returned from spending a week with every store manager in the Company at Disney World so that we could celebrate and appreciate them. We wish you much success in your future career search, however it sounds like you may want to consider a career outside of retail and providing guest service.
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