Come back in 10 years - Assistant Manager Visual Merchandising Altar'd State Employee Review

2.0
May 21, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's heading in the right track but far from there.

Cons

This company has the right idea however it doesn't have the right people. Because they don't have the proper staff with the amount of new stores they are opening, they are promoting from within before they are actually ready for the position. Also, without having proper staff the current employees are getting more work then they should. The pay is awful for the amount of work they expect. If you are going for an assistant manager role choose anything except for visual. The company doesn't give visuals the amount of time to actually do their job properly. PLEASE stop with the degrading flower crowns, aprons or any other piece you expect grown men and woman to wear.

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Altar'd State Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We work hard to provide career opportunities to our associates, and we are thrilled when they're able to advance into new roles. Many of our current top-performing Store and District Leaders started with us as Brand Reps, Guest Leads or Assistant Store Leaders, and our hope is that our talented, newer associates find this level of commitment to promoting internally encouraging. Regarding the pay we offer our associates, our base pay rates are among the best in our industry at $15 / hour for part-time Brand Reps and $17 / hour for part-time Guest Leads. Base pay for full-time Assistant Store Leaders starts at $24 / hour and base salary for our full-time Store Leaders starts at $60,000 / year. Thank you again for your feedback, we appreciate your hard work while you were a part of our team and we wish you the best in your new pursuits.

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5.0
May 27, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Such a wonderful workplace to work

Cons

There is none at all

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Altar'd State Response
1mo
Thank you for your kind words! We're so glad to hear you have had a positive experience and we appreciate you for taking care of our guests. Don't hesitate to reach out to peopledevelopment@altardstate.com if there's anything we could do for you!
1.0
Feb 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Literally nothing, can’t think of one positive thing

Cons

I’ve been with the company for years and watching its continuous downfall has become almost comical. Two years ago we took major pay cuts (like 15%) because of the economy but this year they sent us to the Virgin Islands on this over the top meeting that must have cost a fortune. I’d rather have the money in my bank versus a trip I was forced to go on with senior leadership that are absolute horrific people in general and evil businesses people. It all felt like a big propaganda event with tons of videoing and picture taking so they could come home and post all over linked in and social media about how WONDERFUL it is to work there. Don’t even get me started on the new Little House on the Prairie denim dresses we have to wear because they hire managers that aren’t even strong enough to coach to a dress code. How can you run a store if you can’t even tell someone what they’re wearing inappropriate? Instead now we look like a bunch of little followers of the cult everyone already says it is. As long as we say we “stand out for good” at every opportunity it must mean it’s true right? To know who else brainwashed people into thinking bad things are good for them? CULT LEADERS.

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Altar'd State Response
4mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and concerns. We will share your feedback with the appropriate teams. If you would like to discuss in further detail, please reach out to peopledevelopment@altardstate.com.
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