Altar'd State reviews

You will come to work stressed and you will leave even more stressed. Don't let them fool you into thinking they're a good Christian, or excuse me, "faith-based" company that cares about your well being. This place not only drained me of all my energy, but it dampened my spirits about the way Christians portray themselves today. I was raised Christian and this company made me want nothing to do with it. 1) The clothes are very cheaply made and marked up to ridiculous prices. They fall apart in the store, rip easily, zippers are impossible to zip, clothes shrink, buttons fall off, etc. Daily. 2) Floorsets are exhausting, never end when they're supposed to, and happen too frequently. You'll spend hours and hours making the store look beautiful for it all to be torn down and changed 2 weeks later. You never have enough people, and it's never good enough. 3) Markdowns are the same if not worse. You have no idea what you're even supposed to be marking down until the day of. Even if it's over 2,000 items, they won't send the report until a few hours before close. 4) Even if you're scheduled specifically to work markdowns, more often than not you also have to close the store before you can even start on markdowns/floorset. Which means piles and piles of go-backs on top of the 2,000 items you have to find and scan with only 2 other people working with you. They expect you to stay until everything is done, even if it takes all night. And since it's just you and those 2 other lucky gals, it does take all night. But everyone gets the next day off right? Nope, lie. There were 0 floorsets I worked that I got the next day off, and I wasn't the only one. 5) The pay is ridiculous for the amount of work you're expected to do. They say you get a raise every six months. Lie. People in my store had worked there for multiple years and have never gotten a raise. And when they ask, they are yelled at or just straight up ignored. 6) This company claims that the schedule comes out sometimes weeks in advance. Nope. There were many times I didn't get my schedule until the day before. 7) The assistant managers are extremely under appreciated, I watched them work well over the "40-43" hrs per week Altar'd State claims all their managers work, with barely even a thank you. No bonus, no promotion, and no rush to hire more managers when they are desperately needed. 8) No matter how many hours you work, amount of money you make for the company, how long you're with the company, or how much you deserve it, you won't get promoted. This review was not made out of hatred, this is just everything I saw first hand and my honest opinion of the company. I would only (barely) recommend this job to someone who wants to work 10 hours a week or less. Not worth investing a lot of time into.

I was elated to finally see that people are starting to question the validity and intention of Altar’d State. I have never spoken out negatively about the company, but I feel the need to finally break my silence. I began working with the company as an intern in their first store and stayed with the company for almost five years, moving into a marketing role within the home office. I would not wish my experience with the company and its CEO, Aaron Walters, on anyone. I whole-heartedly believed in the mission and worked an unhealthy amount of hours to push the business forward. Hours that defied moral standards were a requirement at Altar’d State, and, as a young girl out of college, I was unaware of the unfair expectations they had set. Berating and embarrassing employees is also a daily practice for Aaron Walters, and his tirades are to be expected. His emotional imbalance keeps everyone on the office constantly on edge and afraid. Many offices have high-pressure environments, and difficult CEOs are to be expected, but the unnerving thing about this situation is the facade Altar’d State keeps to the public. Hiding under a veil of Christianity and “giving back” is concerning and manipulative. Altar’d State is targeting young girls, fresh out of school and luring them with the idea of making a difference, while paying them unfairly (full time at $8.00 for an E-commerce Manager), working them consistently overtime and subjecting them to unfair expectations and verbal harassment. It is an exhausting, emotionally draining work environment. In my almost five years at Altar’d State, I never witnessed substantial donations to the charities mentioned by Aaron Walters. I was “given a child” for my time at Altar’d State by the CEO (money was sent to support Coperdeli USA in my name), but I tried to contact the company to send “my child” a letter and never received a response. Aaron Walters treated the presentation of “my child” as a spectacle and made the event more about himself than helping others. I would love to finally know if, in fact, money is given to charity through Altar’d State funds, and, if so, how much? Many may discredit my comment as a disgruntled ex-employee, but out of genuine concern I would ask potential employees to be careful. All employees deserve to be treated with respect. Please beware of this company and its promises. Buyers should also take everything said by this company with a grain of salt and be aware of the organization you are supporting with your money.