Does Brooks Running pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Brooks Running employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Brooks Running. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Brooks Running?

84% of Brooks Running employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Brooks Running 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Brooks Running?

Customer Service Representative (12) , Runner Experience Specialist (8) , Marketing (4) , Customer Service (3) , Designer (3) , Manager (3) , Marketing Specialist (3) , Supply Planner (3) , (2) , Anonymous (2) , Brooks Guru (2) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (2) , Developer (2) , Devops Engineer (2) , Employee (2)

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

"I'm sure I could make more $ elsewhere but no way would I have such great people and culture!" ((in 47 reviews)); "Many great peers and people who care about the brand." ((in 34 reviews)); "Indeed, there are great teams of folks who really love their work and care about the product and the brand." ((in 10 reviews)); "Casual work environment." ((in 8 reviews)); "great PTO" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"The pay is low for Seattle standards and they tend to hire from outside inside of promote from within." ((in 26 reviews)); "Low salary, no extra bonus packets" ((in 9 reviews)); "management is awful." ((in 8 reviews)); "My manager was a part of this also." ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management does not care at all." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Brooks Running layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Brooks Running locations?

Seattle , Bothell , Sumner , Washington , Minneapolis , Whitestown , Kansas City , Bozeman , Nashville , Indianapolis , Columbus , Los Angeles , San Francisco , San Jose , Mansfield

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Brooks Running reviews

3.9

84% would recommend to a friend

(239 total reviews)

Dan Sheridan

91% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

Brooks Running has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 239 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Brooks Running 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

239 reviews

1.0

Apr 11, 2016

Most horrible place ever (unless you are 20)

It employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Lots of fake enthusiasm that keeps people motivated in a weird cult like way -nice new green building that they rent most of it out -low priced lunch -they WANT you to run at lunch

Cons

-management is awful. Simply awful. Bullying is ignored or the norm especially by management types. -No process -cheap. low pay, bad benefits. You'll need to fight for everything you can get, which isn't much. -no place for mid-level people to grow into. If promoted, with minimal pay bump -HIGH turnover. Seriously, especially in IT. It may be better after the former director was invited to leave and not let the door hit her on the way out. - employees are NOT valued or invested in -disorganized -definitely not politically correct -generally an horrible place to work with some nice people here and there (but not in management)

5.0

Apr 2, 2016

Best place I have ever worked

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Like minded people who want to make a difference. People at Brooks are nice and happy. If you are ego-driven, not the place for you. If you care about people and truly understand teamwork you'll love it here.

Cons

Pay can be low for some jobs.

1.0

Mar 17, 2016

Run happy but work sad. Lay low.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

What makes Brooks good is few people who have enthusiasm for sports and running. The employees that like Brooks are all passionate about one thing and that is basically the run. But the story ends here. Do not work hard here else you will be made responsible for all the bad things.

Cons

I see that Brooks is completely ruined. There are mostly low performing people in the company that just want to keep the bar low. So if someone better comes in, they just want to take him down. That explains huge attrition rates and making people want to leave the company at first opportunity. There is lot of rhetoric and once you have worked at this place, best luck finding new position. They never promote employee well being. The worst part is management and also how incompetent the management is. HR is just there to sleep and doze off and there is corruption everywhere as most people are there just to pass the time.

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Jobs at Brooks Running

Administrative Assistant, Runner Experience (REx)

Associate Footwear Merchandiser

Customer Service Specialist - Wholesale

Designer I, Inline Footwear Design

Functional Analyst - ERP