It's a trade off: a great place to learn the trade for very bad pay. - Coordinator Ralph Lauren Employee Review

3.0
Dec 10, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

For a creative person it's a great place to develop your skills and learn from the most talented people.

Cons

There are a lot of clicks. Hard work and dedication won't get you a promotion. It's sad to say, but a lot of snakes in the grass are prowling around. Also, senior management doesn't always seem to promote or hire for the right reasons. I've seen so many of them be taken in by flattering, self promoting phonies who then they can't seem to get rid of. It's almost comical.

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5.0
May 11, 2026
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Pros

Employees enjoy comprehensive welfare programs and a generally favorable working environment.

Cons

The decision-making process can be overly top-down, often disregarding the professional dignity of the employees.

1.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

Discounted coffee, insurance, some hardworking co workers.

Cons

The first West Coast location of Ralph’s Coffee Newport Beach is the worst place I've ever worked. Under the management of David Peterson, people work short-staffed very often, and his working style is very passive, and his timing is terrible. I don't know why they made him manager without proven experience and a lack of leadership. Chronic understaffing paired with a manager who avoids weekends, holidays, and difficult conversations creates a compounding problem staff burnout rises, morale drops, and unaddressed poor performers make things worse for everyone else. The irony is that understaffing often ends up costing the business more through overtime, turnover, and lost productivity than fixing it would but he they never try to fix it.

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