Authentic reviews

2.9

42% would recommend to a friend

(159 total reviews)

Jamie Salter

48% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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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159 reviews
1.0
Jun 2, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I got the chance to share my poetry skills with others.

Cons

Welcome to Authentic Brands Group ... the worst employer on earth, When you work here the CEO will try to destroy your self worth. I saw a lot of my talented colleagues leave, I blame the racism, sexism, and attempts to deceive. HR is a joke - their only strength is kissing up to the CEO, Perhaps this is one reason why employee morale is so low. Are you related to CEO Jamie Salter? Is CFO Kevin Clarke a family friend? If so, the sky is the limit, and the rewards will have no end. To the rest of you out there, I wish you a lot of good luck, Please take me seriously or after you're hired you'll scream "Oh ----"

1.0
Sep 14, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free snacks, and a GORGEOUS new office space (being facetious, of course, from what I hear, its a boring office in a boring building in a trashy part of town).... But, you get free left over clothes from amazing brands such as TAPOUT... nice!

Cons

There's so much wrong with this company that I'm need to use a numerical list. 1. Everyone is criminally underpaid, except for the family members of the CEO, who are promoted/paid more very quietly. 2. Extremely sexist/misogynist/ sexually aggressive/unfriendly work environment towards women and LGBTQ. 3. Note: this one is the longest, and most-pressing: The company is forcing its employees to come into the office, in Times Square, during a global pandemic. ABG has NO REASON whatsoever to require employees to be in the office--all legitimate organizations are allowing WFH until mid 2021. They are NOT paying for transportation, either, so ABG'ers will have to either take the subway (and risk getting sick) or pay for Ubers on their own dime ON REDUCED SALARIES. They are also asking each employee to fill out a questionnaire every morning, which includes a body temperature reading, to mitigate their exposure to lawsuits... They have specifically said..IN EMAIL.. that "even if you have a vulnerable family member, you must be in the office 5 days a week, no exceptions."..again, ON REDUCED SALARIES and with 40% less people to do the work. 4. Absolutely no diversity, unless Canadians count(?) 5. There is only upward mobility if you're a man. 6. Everyone is so scared of being publicly ridiculed/fired by the tyrannical company leaders that the bulk of the company just succumbs to them...said otherwise, to work at ABG, you end up having to part with your beliefs and self worth.

1.0
Aug 7, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Highlight has to be putting in my two week's notice. (Also the only positive review is from one of the owner's relatives who posted when the company grew upset knowing what little people thought about the company they work for when posting on glassdoor. That should say enough about this place.)

Cons

Such a waste of time. A lot of people move up with title quickly since it's a small company but you're experience in archaic in that their marketing and business strategy is way out of touch with consumers. They are a business of dying brands. It's not sustainable. My guess is they're trying to go public just to make some money before the thing goes under ten years from now as the market doesn't have a place for this type of business model.

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