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Rue Gilt Groupe

This place was a big pile of caca to work for.  Imagine working your butt off, knowing you do an amazing job at what you do, and the laziest coworker you have gets more recognition because she was a huge BROWN NOSER.  It was a TERRIBLE place because of favoritism, and if one person didn't like you, you were constantly bullied and written up until you wanted to quit. 
Also if you apply for a different position, they would interview you, and never tell you anything about the job you applied for!  They would instead just pick the candidate they wanted and say screw this other person, let's not even tell them they weren't selected.  
 I was responsible for a lot of things in the studio, and everyone failed to recognize my potential.  If you would complain about the lazy coworker(s), THERE WERE MULTIPLE, I would be told to mind my own business and do my job. They would never coach the people who needed it!  The management in the studio was ridiculous!  No experience at all and just guessed at how to do everything.  They had their favorites also, and if you weren't one of them you knew it!  The assistant sample management manager that took over for the one and only manager that knew what she was doing, did not do her job!  She constantly had us do her job for her, because she was too lazy to work. -_-
   How are you supposed to do your job if you're supposed to work as a TEAM?  Not a team of 5 people, and only 3 of the 5 would ACTUALLY WORK!  Man...I can't stress enough how horrible of a company this was.

I feel like that company does not care about their employees, and was only interested in making $$$$$$$$.

I could go ON AND ON about the CONS of this place!!! 
T E R R I B L E

There is a severe and very unfortunate lack of respect from top down and it spreads like a domino effect throughout the company. 
Strange, toxic work culture and environment. You can sit next to people and never speak to them, as everyone is heads down, stressed or disinterested in the human element and greeting each other/getting to know each other.
Micro management and a sense that managers need constant control.
Disorganized, unstable. 
Nothing done with quality, just with urgency with sales as main focus.
Not set up for success, things are done "scrappy" which Rue prides itself on. This ultimately means to make sales as quick as possible without a future vision in mind and without setting a solid foundation and stable/successful foundation for the employees supporting a project/the business
HR is unhelpful and condescending. This is one of the most offensive aspects as it is posed as "we are here for you" but it is comical and false. Providing feedback to them is a waste of energy and time as you will receive candid responses and no effort to impact or change anything discussed. 
High turn over (people getting let go but management portrays to the rest of the team that it was a decision the employee themselves made).

I've been with RGG new contact center for a little over a year now. And I have to say they job has the potential to be amazing. The opportunity to advance is immense, and the CEO seem to care about his employees. The work from home dynamic is terrible. When I first started one of the trainers was extremely unprofessional.He said inappropriate things in our class and to some of my co-workers. He voiced his opinion alot about a lot of hot topics that are going on in america,and would flat out debate with people in my training class about stuff that had nothing to do with anything work related. On the floor supervisor would be gossiping about other supervisors or the employees they overlook. The supervisors would even talk about that one troublesome trainer and how terrible he is personality wise. The dynamic was very much high school; cool kids -vs- the nerds.Working at home has become overbearingly nit picky, and toxic. Agents are told inaccurate information.  Could be a great job but we have a long way to go. I used to see long-term potential with myself and this company, but now I'm just waiting for the right time to exit after graduation. The CEO is great and takes great care of us. Wish I could say the same for the others.

- Their so-called "culture" is a sham. The company tends to play favorites with specific higher-ups in management, and offers little to no transparency to others.
- Anyone who's not part of the "favored circle" is pretty much screwed and can expect to give a lot but get little (or nothing) in return.
- Employees have to work tirelessly and put a smile on their face and dare not vocalize any feedback, no matter how constructive. If you do this, then maybe just maybe, you might be lucky enough to get promoted in 3-4 years. Annual salary raises are "pro-rated" and measly, not amounting to much.
- On that same note, pay scale is below market level.
- Career growth? Ain't happening. If you are really invested in learning and being successful in your career, please go look for another employer.
- If you go through all the reviews employees have left on here, you will notice a common theme emerge amidst all the negative reviews. Take it to heart. People have been subjected to dirty internal politics, power games, and felt stunted in their ability to get anywhere in their roles.

There is little to no career growth or career pathing.  Although this has been brought to management's attention on numerous occasions, no improvements have been made.
During the COVID pandemic, the company did everything they could to keep their fulfillment center open, although they are in no way an essential business, putting the 300+ employees in jeopardy.
Management and HR claim that the employees are the most important part of the business, but at every opportunity, they showed that is not the case and that $$ is most important.  The director and C-level employees maintained their 6+ figure salaries and bonuses while laying off lower level management and associates, claiming it was a result of budget cuts due to the pandemic.

The Boston location is given priority and preferential treatment over other satellite offices (large parties, designer handbag giveaways, etc).  The is commented on during every "culture survey," but no changes are ever made.

If advancing your career, making much money, being respected by co-workers, or being treated fairly then this is the place for you!

The training was lackluster. Working with multiple systems, dealing with various inquiries but also being timed AND watched adds more fuel to the fire. 
I see why this company has a revolving door when it comes to retaining employees. 
If you want a job that has you functioning like a human robot by all means apply for this job. Being nitpicked for every single thing becomes a nuisance especially when you're trying to focus and apply the little that you learned during the training process. They threatened to fire you but threats don't bother me because a job can let you for any and everything. The cause does not have to be that detrimental but for what it's worth sometimes it can be a blessing for your mental health. 
Management is every man for themselves and I'm not someone who kisses anyone behind for a position. You will mainly deal with generic questions that may have open-ended answers, following the policy to perfection and also allowing others to berate you. The pay, time, and most importantly your sanity is not worth it. The best part of this job is clocking out and being done for the day. 


For starters, communication is horrible. Many times the managers don't know where their start up meetings are being held. Leads are nothing but glorified associates, they have very little input in terms of team leadership. Many of the advancement opportunities are reserved for those of a certain orientation along with gender. Even though outbound is the most important operation in the DC, improvements to picking remain non-existent. They continue to send out pickers pulling/pushing heavy metal carts that are slotted in a way that one can't get all the items in a particular slot comfortably. Instead of zone picking, they send you throughout the entire DC to pick, which is extremely inefficient. WMS and Merch App are difficult to work with there. Safety is always spoken of as a major concern by upper mgmt yet so many safety violations remain in place even when brought to their attention. Break times were lumped together adding to the misery of the entire experience. 

Rue is a not only a fun place to work, but a place where you can really gain experience. 
While a growing company there is still a sense of small business in the teams and office culture.
The most frustrating part of working at Rue is that their systems haven't caught up with their growth and data is hard to get to and much analysis is done manually. There seems to be a missing piece of the puzzle each time a project gets underway.
The collaboration between teams, while improving, is not always there. Working across silos would be very helpful in understanding all influences on the business.
Fun and friendly place to work. The people and culture are amazing! Fast-paced environment where there is a feeling of accomplishment and that you as an individual can impact the business.

The Culture at Gilt Groupe is one of the most inspiring and creative environments an individual can grow, learn and work in. I learned the very complicated execution of daily flash sales and the importance of recognizing a product's life cycle once introduced to the e commerce market place. I had the pleasure of working with some of the most innovative and culturally intelligent people on the planet. Unfortunately, because the company is so new there is always an arc of trial and error and not having past metrics to evaluate so that good decisions are made, I found people placed in management positions would often come to naught because of lack of experience in specific areas. However, I loved the fact that everyday was a new path on the journey to perfection.

Oh they say they do. Lies. They make it sound like it's the best place to work when you first get there but it doesn't take long to figure out that the only thing they care about is money and production numbers. Whoever that crazy lady is that runs the inventory department needs to go. She's condescending and like to throw her own people under the bus to make herself look good. With her bad management/people skills and a general lack of common courtesy, it's no wonder no one likes or wanted to work in her department (even the people in her own department.)
Also, they like to force the idea that they're doing everyone a favor by letting them work there. Lame hours, the lowest pay out of all the warehouses in the area and a general lack of compassion isn't doing anyone any favors. I expect their entire company to fail in the next 2 years.

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