Retail Growing (too fast) Pains - Customer Experience Manager The RealReal Employee Review

1.0
Jun 17, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You're constantly surrounded by super cool merchandise, which keeps the store fresh!

Cons

You are overworked as a salaried CEM, working more than 5 days in a row, 10-hour shifts some days. Since you are salaried you are not paid overtime. You have to juggle so many moving parts with little to no support, pretty overwhelming at times. Tech issues are a daily issue which makes even just doing the basics frustrating. There is no employee discount at all, no perks!

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The RealReal Response
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Thanking for sharing your feedback as a CEM at TRR. It is as important as ever to find a balance between work and personal life, so we welcome your thoughts and ideas to help us improve. Our people are our most important assets so it will continue to be a top priority to make every employees' experience here a positive one. We have started to address work schedules as well as process improvement. Our Retail Leadership Team is committed to support our Retail Team as we continue to grow and scale. Please reach out to feedback@therealreal.com with any additional feedback and concerns. We thank you for your contributions during your time at The RealReal.

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