Is Benefit Cosmetics a good company to work for?

Benefit Cosmetics has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,622 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months. 50% of employees would recommend working at Benefit Cosmetics to a friend and 36% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Benefit Cosmetics have been left by employees working as Retail Account Manager , Benefit Arch Expert and Arch Expert .

Does Benefit Cosmetics pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Benefit Cosmetics employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Benefit Cosmetics. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Benefit Cosmetics?

50% of Benefit Cosmetics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Benefit Cosmetics 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Benefit Cosmetics?

Beauty Advisor (205) , Account Manager (90) , Aesthetician (47) , Benefit Brow Expert (44) , Esthetician (33) , brow expert (33) , Benefit Arch Expert (30) , Beauty Consultant (25) , Sales Associate (25) , Brow and Beauty Advisor (20) , Licensed Esthetician (20) , Manager (20) , Beauty Artist (19) , Counter Manager (19) , Sales Assistant (14)

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

"Good pay and tips depending on store location." ((in 69 reviews)); "Paid training and free products!!" ((in 63 reviews)); "Great Benefits ;)" ((in 62 reviews)); "You received okay discount and good training" ((in 57 reviews)); "Great People and an awesome brand!" ((in 50 reviews))

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

"Poor management from boots and benefit but oh well" ((in 114 reviews)); "Rude managers" ((in 52 reviews)); "There is no “work life balance” even though they constantly tell you that they care." ((in 38 reviews)); "long hours and stressful." ((in 26 reviews)); "low salary not very sustainable" ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about Benefit Cosmetics layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Benefit Cosmetics locations?

San Francisco , New York , Chicago , Boston , Dallas , Los Angeles , San Diego , Houston , Santa Monica , Charlotte , San Antonio , Sacramento , San Jose , Westport , Las Vegas , Raleigh , Brea , Costa Mesa , Orange , Torrance , Miami , Naperville , Rye , Milwaukee , Livonia , Frisco , Merrillville , Fresno , Anaheim , Huntington Beach

Benefit Cosmetics reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(1,378 total reviews)

Christie Fleischer

61% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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Benefit Cosmetics has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,378 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Benefit Cosmetics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Jul 4, 2015

Aesthetician

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, medical , vacation, 401k

Cons

No weekends off! High stress, numbers oriented!

1.0

Jul 1, 2015

Terrible Company to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are some truly incredible, wonderful women working at the ground floor of this company, in the boutiques. Too bad they're treated like scum.

Cons

This company is a joke. Notorious throughout the cosmetics industry for being more like a Mean Girls version of high school than a place of business. Every year we lose benefits, perks, etc. with no signs of that slowing down.

3.0

Jun 26, 2015

Lack of proper systems

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Fun brand and lively culture - Wonderful colleagues

Cons

Lack system thus alot of manual inputs Reports after reports, not organizers Small company with large power distance, either really low or really high. Low pay Terrible care for staff

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