Bluemercury reviews

2.7

47% would recommend to a friend

(541 total reviews)
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Maly Bernstein

37% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Bluemercury has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 541 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Bluemercury employee rating is 24% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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541 reviews
1.0
May 25, 2021

Horrible in every way

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It is somewhat impressive that a company run this poorly has been in business for over 20 years.

Cons

Leadership has a severe lack of trust of employees. Business systems and tools are incredibly antiquated. Every decision requires extensive amounts of data to be pulled (which is time consuming given out-of-date systems) yet decisions are then made based on emotion or what has always been done in the past. There is very little innovation or openness to new ideas. The culture and management style is one of blame and fear; there is zero trust or empowerment of employees. It is a company led by women yet there is very little flexibility or empathy for life and family. Work/life balance is nonexistent. There is very little understanding of, or even a desire to understand, the modern consumer and how to effectively engage her. There is limited understanding or desire to bring in new shoppers. The office is cramped and dirty without basic amenities such as coffee or office supplies ... so a company that expects people to spend $75+ on moisturizer won’t invest in proper systems or tools to run the business, offer coffee for their employees (or guests) or even bother to clean the office.

2.0
Aug 14, 2019

put your money where your mouth is

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Pros

customer centric company, decent brands, neighborhood boutique environment

Cons

terrible healthcare/maternity leave benefits, upper management doesnt care what is going on in store as long as numbers are up, disjointed leadership structure, lack of support throughout entire leadership structure (too few people doing too many jobs, or no person for a particular job whatsoever), pay is not even close to competitive in relation to what is expected of team members

2.0
Jun 19, 2018

Room for Improvement

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- People are good to work with - Sample sale around the holidays

Cons

- Pay is not competitive - Benefits are not competitive - No maternity leave pay, despite the CEO being an "advocate for women" - No flexibility to work from home/flexible hours - Management (CEO/COO) does not trust employees to do their own jobs - very micro-managed - Management is afraid of newness - Not a lot of upward mobility

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