Awful employment experience - Anonymous employee Altar'd State Employee Review

1.0
22 Mar 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The discount is nice 40%-50%. I also likes the fact that there was a lot of different styles to choose from. All of the girls I worked with were amazing.

Cons

This company preaches from the start about value and integrity. I unfortunately did not see that from the upper management. You are absolutely worked like a dog. Salary management worked 60 +hours every week with many late nights and early mornings. There is no room for anything else in your life but work, so if you are married or have children don't expect to see them. The CEO is very aware of the unrealistic expectations he has but does not show any urgency to make employees work load any better. The turn over rate is extremely high and you never receive any praise. The CEO is very unpleasant and his vision is not going in a positive direction. He founds a company on Christian values and then completely changes his direction and opens up on Sundays. It is the most unorganized company I have ever worked for. They have not provided stores with the proper resources to run it efficiently. Their markdown process is the most frustrating thing you will ever experience. Don't expect to get a list of items being marked down or have mark down guns for that matter. You have to bring one of every item in the store and scan it at the register. And you are praying the home office uploaded the markdowns correctly. The home office even told us the day after we were there all night that they lied about having markdowns the night before because they just wanted to make sure we didn't miss any prior markdowns. Mind you the average store has at least 15,000 items. Upper management was constantly doing things that caused an unnecessary use of payroll. But if you even briefly expressed any type of frustration , you were told you and anyone else were easily replaceable. Finally, the pay is just embarrassing. Associates work for minimum wage and managers are making that by the time they put in all the hours they do. It's honestly not worth the stress and energy , when you can go to any other retailer and they will value you.

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5.0
27 May 2026
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Pros

Such a wonderful workplace to work

Cons

There is none at all

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Altar'd State Response
1mo
Thank you for your kind words! We're so glad to hear you have had a positive experience and we appreciate you for taking care of our guests. Don't hesitate to reach out to peopledevelopment@altardstate.com if there's anything we could do for you!
1.0
27 Feb 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Literally nothing, can’t think of one positive thing

Cons

I’ve been with the company for years and watching its continuous downfall has become almost comical. Two years ago we took major pay cuts (like 15%) because of the economy but this year they sent us to the Virgin Islands on this over the top meeting that must have cost a fortune. I’d rather have the money in my bank versus a trip I was forced to go on with senior leadership that are absolute horrific people in general and evil businesses people. It all felt like a big propaganda event with tons of videoing and picture taking so they could come home and post all over linked in and social media about how WONDERFUL it is to work there. Don’t even get me started on the new Little House on the Prairie denim dresses we have to wear because they hire managers that aren’t even strong enough to coach to a dress code. How can you run a store if you can’t even tell someone what they’re wearing inappropriate? Instead now we look like a bunch of little followers of the cult everyone already says it is. As long as we say we “stand out for good” at every opportunity it must mean it’s true right? To know who else brainwashed people into thinking bad things are good for them? CULT LEADERS.

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Altar'd State Response
3mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and concerns. We will share your feedback with the appropriate teams. If you would like to discuss in further detail, please reach out to peopledevelopment@altardstate.com.
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