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Perry Ellis International

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Perry Ellis International reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(451 total reviews)
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Oscar Feldenkreis

57% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Perry Ellis International has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 451 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Perry Ellis International employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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451 reviews
1.0
Oct 22, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

flexibility allowed when needed by certain directors big enough company to grow, only if allowed to transfer to other departments

Cons

Favortism is shown to senior employees by managers and take advice for hiring and promotion procedures. You are scorned and screamed at for non related issues and then apologized in private or over the phone when director finds out you want to report this to HR. You are always discouraged from going to HR and afraid to lose your job. Personal information is quickly exposed by management, exapmles: personal matter, salary and end of year review. sbu is very unprofessional and run by intimidation.

2.0
Sep 25, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The corporate office in Miami has a laid back corporate culture. Because the corp office is relatively small, there is a lot of cross functional participation in meetings, projects, etc. Opportunity to implement solutions and best practices. Overall, management is focused on driving sales. The CEO personally met with my entire team, from the division president down to the assistants every quarter.

Cons

The biggest con is the salary below the director level. I had to take a 20% pay cut upon being hired with a promise that I would be moved into a higher level position to get back to my previous salary, even though I held the same position at my previous company. The turnover at PE is ridiculous, which I accredit to the terrible salary and the poor quality of many directors and VPs. Mgmt tends to lack leadership, although there are few bright spots. Employees are treated like children, emails sent out by HR explaining that employees are arriving to work too late (even though directors and VPs arrive to work as late as 10:30) and that the cafeteria is closed after 3pm because of employees taking long breaks. Clockwatching amongst managers is ridiculous. Half the parking lot is "reserved." There is even a parking spot for "board of directors." Lots of weird policies and procedures, especially regarding technology and travel.

1.0
Sep 25, 2025

AWFUL Place to work

Recommend
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Pros

- I liked the people. No other Pros..

Cons

I don't even know where to start.. this was the worst place I have ever worked in my life. All the positive reviews are created by HR to combat all the negative ones. - no work life balance - unfair compensation - terrible work environment (literally like working in a cardboard box) - Roaches - Dirty bathrooms - No room for career growth ( will hire in for senior positions) - No bonuses - Toxic HR department There is much more to add but I will spare the nitty gritty details. I would never recommend any one to work here. All hotels for overnight visits are Trump associated BTW....

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Perry Ellis International Response
8mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. From the top down, the key to our business is our commitment to not only customer service, but to our associates. Because taking care of associates is one of our core values, we’re always looking for ways to ensure our associates have equal access to growth and development opportunities. We strive to provide an environment where associates feel they’re valued, treated fairly and respected. Our associates are encouraged to provide further feedback to @hrhelp@pery.com
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