Steven Madden reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,325 total reviews)
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57% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Steven Madden has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,325 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Steven Madden 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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4.0
Feb 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Chill job and nice coworkers

Cons

it was a really long interview

1.0
Feb 2, 2026

Deeply Unhealthy Power Dynamics

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* The people doing the actual work are talented, resilient, and genuinely creative. * You will learn how to survive chaos and still produce high level work under pressure.

Cons

* Upper management operates through fear, favoritism, and ego rather than strategy. * Decisions are personal, not professional and loyalty is valued far more than competence. * Layoffs are handled with zero dignity, followed by attempts to control the narrative and people’s relationships long after employees leave. * Leadership is so insecure that they try to meddle in who current employees can associate with, discouraging professional connections with former staff. It’s petty, retaliatory, and an abuse of power. * HR functions primarily as damage control for executives, not as support or protection for staff.

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