Some managers are just... - Design Associate Ralph Lauren Employee Review

2.0
May 21, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

It's a good school and a valuable stepping stone in the industry. If you're fortunate enough to work with managers who are nicer than the one I had (and they do exist), I can see someone staying here for a long time. Salary and benefits weren't bad at all.

Cons

The more senior employees who have been with the company for decades often display a pretentious and egotistical attitude, seeking constant validation and approval from their direct reports. I felt I was being treated like a personal assistant, attending to the daily "needs" of my manager and feeling that my efforts were never satisfactory despite a long and intense work routine. Longevity at the company should not equate to an inflated sense of importance. That attitute in fashion industry expired 20 years ago. The difficult and capricious Devil Wears Prada personalities are no longer in trend in fashion. In contrast, the millennial and Gen-Z employees are so much more pleasant, approachable, helpful and cooperative when working cross-functionally. I really enjoyed working with them.

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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
Recommend
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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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