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Working at Tarte was good and bad. Its a perfect part time job for college students who are looking for experience. Its a great side hustle. However, please note that you will be held forever as a temp until they no longer need you. When employed, they never specified details of full time requirements. Instead, they extend you until further notice of termination. Basically, if they really wanted you, you would have been notified through the staffing firm. 
Working environment is more self disciplined and self taught. Your given a run down and training for their programs for a short period of time, then quickly thrown in the field. You come in do what you need to do, then leave at the end of the day. When I first started it was like this. Only after a few months, it slightly became team orientated. Managers over time, were eventually open to help.

There is never a dull moment when you are in this company. Always something to do. The CEO is extremely hands on (micro-manages) with every minute project, whether it is something high profile or something so low profile (ie: getting approval on a sticker). The CEO has favorites and if you are one of them then your life will be a little bit easier, but if you are not then do not expect any kind of praise or acknowledgement of hard work. The workplace culture is okay and split in half. There are those who would fit perfect in the "Mean Girls" movie, and those who are down to earth, nice, and helpful. The turnaround in staff is high, the door is always revolving and not too many people stay long term due to upper management and/or chaotic (or no) process. There are some diamonds in the rough but upper management would never know because they're so busy trying to get the credit or they will diminish the hard work you did.

This company will promise you unlimited growth from the moment they interview you.  I have worked here for many years and was always on track to advance my career only to have that shattered by management deciding to only hire from outside or friends from other brands. The only place for promotion from within is if you work in corporate. There is literally no growth opportunities here for sales. They said they were bringing employees back once stores opened after COVID restrictions were lifted. They instead fired 95% of their entire field team. They didn't even tell their part time employees they were terminated. NO COMMUNICATION from anyone at all. 

The upper management seemed to operate in a parallel universe, completely deluded about the realities on the ground. The constant instability in the company structure made it feel like we were doing our makeup on a shaky table. There were more hush-hush conversations and snickering in the break room than any productive discussions. It's a shame because the product are top-notch, but the internal workings of the company need a serious makeover. If you're considering joining tarte, be prepared for a rollercoaster ride where your brushes might end up in the wrong hands due to the chaos at the top.

there were always challenges. some were occasionally interesting! but there was no support for any of it. esp projects with tight deadlines.  if you were successful, congratulations! you earned more work.

favoritism, work/life bal, difference in treatment depending on team. it's all true. you may even get straight up ignored just bc of what team you are (or are not) on. good luck trying to even get a hold of certain teams! hopefully they like you.

none of it is sustainable. a lot of people should look in the mirror and realize it before others leave

Our CEO has been displaying behaviors that are causing low morale among employees. Their actions are often perceived as heartless and indifferent to the well-being and concerns of the workforce. Despite efforts to address these issues, the CEO has shown little interest in improving the company culture and addressing the concerns of their employees. This has led to a growing sense of frustration and disengagement among the staff, and there is a palpable sense that the leadership is out of touch with the needs and concerns of those working within the organization.

If you're looking to gain experience and build connections, then go ahead and apply for a position at Tarte. Tarte provides great training and will help you to settle into your role. However, after you've settled in- be prepared for a workload of responsibilities that you have to take on (even when if it's not your responsibility) and  unpaid hours (if you're on salary). Poor management. This company hire managers based on their friendship and not actual skills. So yes, if you're not part of a "clinque", then be prepared to be excluded from many events.

I can confidently say that the company is more concerned with its CEO's ego and office politics than its employees' well-being. I've seen firsthand how heartless and out of touch management can be, and I'm not the only one. Keeping up with the ever-changing beauty industry and an extensive product line is a challenge, but it's made even more difficult by the company's toxic work environment. Beauty Advisors are constantly under pressure to meet unrealistic sales goals, and they're often treated like disposable workers. 

You are overworked, underpaid, and questioned om why you are working overtime. You're forced to stay to meet deadlines yet t old overtime is something that has to be asked for. Your mental health will deteriorate and nobody will care. They act like they care about culture and your well being but really don't. The culture is one of constant fake emergencies and hazing. I'd never felt less valued at a company. 

When I started this position it was fun and an encouraging environment, but little by little the leadership kept changing and very catty. When I started all the freelancers received gratis, which was one of the perks that made the up for the cattiness. Especially since we were required to wear Tarte products. Little by little they began to decrease the gratis amount to eventually going to nothing for freelancers, but still required them to wear the products. RIDICULOUS!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Sales 2 salaries reported	$46,470 per year
Social media specialist 1 salary reported	$24.28 per hour
Sales representative 1 salary reported	$20.00 per hour
Sales associate 1 salary reported	$22.90 per hour
Recording studio intern 1 salary reported	$21.00 per hour

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