My Life and Polo Ralph Lauren - Shop Manager Ralph Lauren Employee Review

5.0
Jan 22, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Ralph Lauren is full of tradition and legacy. I am a part of a team that change the way that designers and brand names merchandise their product within department stores. From the moment I joined the company, I was given the feeling that I belonged to something special. While the task can be challenging at times, I know that I will get support from Senior Management and somewhere in the immediate future I will be rewarded. Ralph Lauren Company also allows time for family and supplies its employees with lots of benefits and perks to make life fun and comfortable.

Cons

I haven't experienced many downsides to working for Polo Ralph Lauren. However, I will say that the current economy has had an effect on business. This does present a sense of uncertaincy, Ralph Lauren is a brand that can be costly. With people being more cost-conscience, it has become a little harder to sell people on the lifestyle and luxury of our product. I department stores full of items that are marked down to the lowest price point, its a challenge to compete. Everyday in the news you see companies laying off workers, and I sometime fear that I could be one of those peolpe.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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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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