Uncommon Goods reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(188 total reviews)

David Bolotsky

80% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Uncommon Goods has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 188 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Uncommon Goods 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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188 reviews
2.0
Feb 12, 2019

Uncommonly Disappointing

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The Founder/CEO and some managers are deeply dedicated to the company and have very good intentions.

Cons

UncommonGoods is a company that cares deeply about their team members…except when they don’t. Once a manager decides that you’re not part of the club or essential to the future of the brand, they’ll do anything to force you out, including, but not limited to: Setting you up to fail through arbitrary or half-baked direction, micro-managing you to an effective halt, and threatening you with poorly documented performance issues. Make no mistake: Everyone—with the possible exception of upper management—is expendable. This may be the harsh reality of business in general, but it’s not in keeping with UncommonGoods’ do-good focus on its people (which the company crows about every chance it gets). And if you do find yourself in a dispute with your manager, don’t expect the company’s laughably incompetent HR department to do anything about it (except amaze you with their ineptitude and poor communication). The Founder/CEO and some managers are deeply dedicated to the company and have very good intentions, but the culture that’s emerged despite their dedication is uncommonly toxic in my experience.

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Uncommon Goods Response
7y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. This year, management training is something we're focusing on, as a healthy, productive relationship between manager and their direct reports is essential to the success of both our team members and the company. Equally important is an open, trusting, and constructive relationship between HR and team members. We continue to strive to be the best place to work, and insights from both past and present team members is essential to achieving our goals.
1.0
Apr 14, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Did I mention...THE BEST COWORKERS EVER!

Cons

The management has to go. It sucks to say it but they do an EXCELLENT job of PRETENDING to care about you and what you bring to the table but the truth is that if you work hard and are about your business you will be overlooked. It's a lot of favoritism at that company and if you aren't buddy buddy with them, you're pretty much out the door.

1.0
Oct 14, 2014

Nice Coworkers, Low Pay, Incompetent Management.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

As a Brooklyn resident, location is very convenient. Most of the people outside of management are good, caring and extremely hardworking.

Cons

Upper management seems clueless about running a successful e-commerce/retail organization. Creative vision is sorely lacking. Innovative, out-of-the box ideas are constantly rejected in favor of generic "safe" ideas. Poor merchandise strategy. Cheaply made products are constantly being let on the site without being properly vetted. No career path for entry and mid-level creative employees. Frequent long hours with NO overtime, bonuses or any form of gratitude (a free dinner now and then would be nice!) shown towards the people who are keeping the site running.

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