The RealReal reviews

We move fast - and sometimes that's overwhelming. We are still in start-up mode - again, we move fast, and what's more: you've got to be able to make efficient decisions on your own. Even with all the people we are bringing in, you're still acting as an independent contributor because of the fact that each role is so specific and often crucial in the consumer experience. Structure is still being solidified - in 6 years, we've seen some tremendous growth. To account for the growth, the organization is outgrowing old processes - which sometimes can cause disruption in your day-to-day work flow depending on how long you've been with us. It's normal to see in fast-growing companies, but can be difficult to juggle/manage.

For somebody who went to school for Fashion or anything in the Arts it really can feel fun and exciting. Unfortunately for a lot of us it turns into a nightmare. The perks get cut, the raises are small or nonexistent, the transportation is unreliable and at times (during snowstorms) nearly deadly. The worst part was witnessing the downright disrespect that managers had towards their employees (in ALL departments). TRR is really is going to be it's own downfall. I watched way too many people go in the parking lot/bathroom to cry/yell on the phone with a friend, walk out and others really lose their drive and motivation after the first 6 to 9 months. Anybody who is at a senior level or higher is only trying to save their own skin and keep their job. I have personally witnessed management misquoting numbers on reports, take vacations during the busiest months of the year, driving nice cars and even wearing some serious designer threads. Their employees on the other hand get accused of lying, stealing, falsifying information, are scared to take time off for sick children/families, each lunch for longer than 30 minutes and even share lunch with each other at times because they cannot afford to live off their measly earnings. And don't bother going to HR, because they keep NOTHING confidential. Most of the HR team used to work together in another company so its really hard to feel like HR is not in bed with management/each other. Anything you say to HR will be brought up in meetings with management and you will slowly realize its a losing battle to defend yourself or at least command basic human decency. Which is why I won't even go down the long windy road that is a hot warehouse with pregnant/older people in it during the summer months (good luck with that TRR!!) Some corruption at the top was noted in the past and a few bad seeds were weeded out, but not everybody is so blatant in how they steal from the company. When you can't/won't do your job correctly, mainly because you didn't know what you're doing, you might as well be stealing. Managers claiming items are "lost" when they simply did not want to search, hiding items from colleagues by removing information from packaging and blaming others for their shortcomings is costing the CEO so much more money than she will ever realize.