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
Feb 24, 2017

Career Suicide

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

If you can stomach sucking up to the right people then you have a chance

Cons

No work life balance. They expect you to work 12 - 15 hours and on weekends and be fine with it. They call you even when you're away on vacation or even when sick. The teams are a hit or miss. Some people are right for the job and are excellent at what they do until they spend a few weeks at this company and transform into the monsters that management expects you to turn into. Some people are washed up folks who couldn't find a better place and management takes advantage of their desperation. there is little support from managers, well what do you expect, they have little support too. there should at least be some form of career advancement and HR but there is nothing of that sort! Those in the inner circle know by heart that its the CEO's way or say goodbye to your job. However, his decisions are often made with SS colored glasses, never mind you're doing something that would be otherwise unwise, unsound or illegal. The atmosphere is that of exclusion, and not inclusion. you'll feel scared of losing your job all the time, no motivation to work and contribute. you'll be made to feel like an outsider oftentimes and the only way to avoid this is to pretend to be one of them. This is a glorified paper pushing company which makes money out of buying dying brands for cheap and wringing whatever life is left out of it. This is not the place to learn and develop skills, this place tends to make you feel worthless, I would get out if you can and don't get in if you have respect for yourself.

1.0
Apr 14, 2021

The negative reviews are true

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you're a family member/close friend/famous or maybe in Sales, you'll have it made, this is the place for you. Some people are great human beings and don't deserve the torture that is ABG. The CFO is a great guy

Cons

Where to begin??? One of the main leadership team members dresses like what he believes a hip 20 year old would dress like and thinks he's the coolest guy in the room, constantly looking down at everyone. It's embarrassing the way top management are grown men who love to brag about which celebrities they've met - news flash, no one cares. Nepotism is the name of the game at ABG - prime example, the family gets great salaries and roles easily and then get promoted twice a year. The only reason the company won't go public is that would destroy their ability to give all the money to the family and mistreat the other employees. The HR team is horrible and only cares about making management happy. We had two great HR people who actually cared about the employees but one got laid off and then the other left a month later. RIP to the HR team since then. One time, we filled out a culture survey and obviously everyone said it's terrible here. Top management's only reaction was "if they don't like it here, they can just quit". If you're a woman or a person of color (or both) then for your mental health, please get out of there. Upper management is a gross mixture of racist and sexist. I'm sure you're reading some of these thinking "these are probably disgruntled employees" but look at the sheer volume - at a point, it's just a whole lot of truth. Things won't change unless management realizes they're the problem.

1.0
Jun 19, 2020

Black Lives Matter

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Apparently there are ”some” nice people here. Aside from some assistants, I never met any.

Cons

This is a systematically racist environment that profits off urban brands without having the appropriate representation within the company to ethically do so. My white boss told me one of the very few employees of color was unfit to represent the brand to potential partners. This person was perfectly capable and widely respected by our partners. ”Toxic environment” is an understatment. Open abuse, gossip, ineffective HR, intentional set ups, misguided business decisions like hiring all white people and referring to employees, licensees and retailers alike as ”idiots” is common practice. Do not let the smiling faces and flattering words during the interview fool you. It IS far WORSE than anything anyone has written here. Run.

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