Reiss Reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(683 total reviews)
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Christos Angelides

61% approve of CEO

20% positive business outlook

Reiss has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 683 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Reiss employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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683 reviews
1.0
25 Nov 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Can’t think of any to be honest.

Cons

Where do I start. Reiss has to be the most disorganised and poorly structured company that I have ever worked for. No proper orientation or training was offered to me which set me up to struggle from the offset. I was often staying late doing work which my manager should have been doing while they were leaving on time most evenings. Not to mention that this was without thanks. Systems and processes are archaic and outdated which makes your job so much harder. Absolutely no investment in employee development or improving the business. This place a clearly an investment in David Reiss’ back pocket. I found that life became thousands of times better when I left that place as it is only since being treated so well in my new job that I am realising that how I was treated at Reiss was not normal or okay. I also found that the culture lacked any genuine ambition or drive. Upper management tend to be more interested in their own fragile egos rather than focusing on team building and improving business performance. I am genuinely gobsmacked that this business is survivng given how poorly run it is. goodbye and good riddance.

1.0
3 Sept 2018

Toxic

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

People are skilled and the central location

Cons

Toxicity and bullying is woven into the culture of Reiss. Managers have fragile egos that require regular assurance. It felt like joining a cliquey high school club of bullies that needed to show you who were in charge through manipulation, insult, gossiping and threat. Though any sign of being discontent/upset with your situation was regarded as "not being a team player." I wish I could say I was kidding, but working here gave me insight to how people get stuck in emotionally abusive relationship. When I have shared stories about my experiences here with others, I have often been met with mouths agape in shock and reassurance that what I was experiencing was not normal or okay. Expect to be over-worked, to receive no reward for it and to be chastised for any minor mistake.

1.0
19 Sept 2018

Awful from start to finish

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Literally only the discount at 65% for employees. However, it's the only thing HR seems to bang on about. Hardly no mention of any other benefits of the company... and that's because there aren't any. Flexible working? Working from home? Pension contribution? It's the 21st century and they haven't seem to adapt. Yes, it's a fashion brand, but take a look at the benefits people at ASOS receive.

Cons

Where do I start? HR is awful. Incompetent, unsympathetic, misleading, ill-advice, I could go on. No sort of proper inductions either. You'd be lucky to get some sort of response from them. - Management don't act like Managers. Lack of experience, knowledge, and general Manager skills. A senior Manager who would come in every day, shockingly late (over an hour sometimes!), and leave when they pleased, and their output of work appeared minimal from the outset. - For Reiss, I expected quite a nice office. Standard at least. Maybe promoting fashion, their brand, values etc. But nothing. Just a Reiss canvas at Reception. White walls, hardly no cutlery, the "no microwave" rule, broken toilets, old laptops... I could go on. Just the simple necessities weren't in place, which you consider strange for a brand that sell expensive clothes. If you were located in the basement, you would have the tiniest "mini bar" style fridge to share among 20+ people. The office was uninspiring in comparison too their competitors, and this was head office! - As stated, their isn't really a massive benefit for working at Reiss, in comparison to their competitors, or any other fashion brand. Yes, it's a nice sounding brand to work for, but that's probably it. I wouldn't recommend anyone coming to Reiss, you're better off going to Karen Millen, FCUK, ASOS etc. They seem to be on a ball with current trends.

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