Amazing people and brands, terrible to work for in 2022 - Vice President L'Oréal Employee Review

2.0
Jul 5, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

You get to work alongside some of the most talented, passionate, and diverse people in the world! L'Oreal is truly an organization that is committed to making the world a better place through all of their sustainability and DE&I commitments. Incredibly fast paced, highly competitive environment that is great for individuals that thrive with this type of energy. The highly matrixed environment can be a bit frustrating at times but generally creates much more powerful initiatives.

Cons

Health insurance is terrible, even with the highest coverage PPO plan. Costs have skyrocketed over the last couple of years the increases go well beyond any increases in salary - even with stellar performance. If there are issues with claims it takes hours on the phone over multiple sessions to get resolved. Expect to pay well above the deductible and out of pocket max since that only applies to what Anthem deems 'appropriate'. Current employees are being compensated well below market value and there are no plans to reevaluate comp levels. Only new hires are coming in with competitive salaries and are compensated well above tenured employees. We make a truly stunning amount of money for a very select group of people. HR has far too much power over career mobility and the evaluation system they use to evaluate talent is opaque. If you get misclassified somewhere along the way you may not even be aware and it could take years to fix it.

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5.0
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Cons

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Pros

Great benefits, glamorous leadership, investment in AI and tech, available career pathing (if you live in the right location) and great access to trainings and development.

Cons

Culture has shifted and is ambiguous. There has been a very clear re-prioritization of NYC focused career pathing while if you live in another location, you are expected to re-locate (with little financial help or cost of living adjustments), or be stagnant in your career pathing. There used to be more distinct opportunities outside of Manhattan or New Jersey sites. It’s New York metro or no where which contradicts how the brands need to react because the United States is a huge country that needs various POVs. Internally, leaders are not as transparent about organizational aspirations. Additionally, a company that used to compensate well has halted on that trajectory and becoming less competitive.

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