Does Authentic pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Authentic employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Authentic. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Authentic?

42% of Authentic employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Authentic 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Authentic?

Manager (18) , Director (9) , Intern (7) , Marketing (7) , Senior Manager (5) , Business Development (4) , Business Development Manager (4) , Anonymous (3) , Graphic Design Intern (3) , Vice President (3) , Brand Coordinator (2) , Intern - Hourly (2) , Marketing Intern (2) , PR Intern (2) , Sales (2)

What are the pros of working at Authentic according to real employee reviews?

"Great for people who are aggressive and want to make their own money and grind through deals and learn a ton" ((in 20 reviews)); "HR team: supportive, understanding and sincerely interested in helping employees." ((in 5 reviews)); "Good salary Broad portfolio Brand discounts and free clothes you probably wont wear." ((in 5 reviews)); "Those who I did work with on a regular basis were wonderful people and I learned a lot from them" ((in 4 reviews)); "Great Management!! Good Salary." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Authentic according to real employee reviews?

"Nepotism is alive and well in every department." ((in 15 reviews)); "Senior leadership is an absolute nightmare which trickles down to the insufferable people and lack of morale company wide." ((in 7 reviews)); "Low pay and slow mobility with promotions" ((in 5 reviews)); "My experience was that managers expect you to work independently with little or no training and to stay in your lane even if you ask to do more." ((in 4 reviews)); "There is no work/life balance." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Authentic layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Authentic layoffs and their outlook for job security at Authentic in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Authentic locations?

New York , Los Angeles , Lyndhurst , Newark , Dallas , Central Valley

Authentic reviews

2.9

42% would recommend to a friend

(159 total reviews)

Jamie Salter

48% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.6

Culture & values

2.6

Diversity & inclusion

2.5

Senior management

Authentic has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 159 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Authentic 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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Reviews by job title

159 reviews

1.0

Mar 11, 2022

Recommend ABG to your enemies

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I saw a lot of pros at Authentic Brands Group - the pros were all for relatives of Jamie Salter, relatives of people who married into Jamie Salter's family, and children of Jamie Salter's friends. (Jamie Salter is the immoral CEO of ABG)

Cons

I never saw a Black or Hispanic person in the C-Suite at Authentic Brands Group. That always troubled me. The executives of ABG lack morals and ethics. I saw a bunch of White executives who seem to like screwing people in order to fatten up their bank accounts.

2.0

Apr 6, 2020

Do not work for this company! I should have listened to the reviews to begin with.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Those who I did work with on a regular basis were wonderful people and I learned a lot from them

Cons

- Higher-ups do not care about professional growth for entry-level employees - Felt blindsided and misled during layoffs due to covid19 - Hiring process is absolutely horrible... It took 2 months from initial phone interview to receiving an offer letter - My direct report changed 3 times because there was internal "restructuring" - Toxic environment - Not paid enough in comparison to workload

1.0

Feb 21, 2023

Toxic

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are some talented people here. I enjoy the interactions I have with some of the hardworking partners throughout the organization.

Cons

The environment is toxic and it brews from the CEO and the leadership team. There is no work/life balance. You must be available whenever they need you. They recently took away hybrid working opportunities despite the business doing well (and despite people like myself who joined after being lured in under the guise of a hybrid working environment). There is no diversity and the environment favors white men. Nepotism runs wild… I have never seen anything like it. Different standards for family and friends. There is a culture of bullying. I didn’t want to believe the reviews but honestly after giving this place the “benefit of the doubt” I will admit that I was wrong. They do not seem to care for their employees.

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