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 44 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 13 reviews)); "Casual work environment." ((in 6 reviews)); "great colleagues" ((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 28 reviews)); "management is awful." ((in 9 reviews)); "Low salary, no extra bonus packets" ((in 8 reviews)); "They say there is growth opportunity but roles are being filled by external candidates." ((in 7 reviews)); "My manager was a part of this also." ((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

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

2.0

Nov 6, 2015

Run happy work sort of happy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

What makes brooks is the people there. The employees there are simply amazing they are all passionate about one thing and that is basically the run. It's a awesome place to get your career built up.

Cons

I see that Brooks is slowly getting ruined, by ruined there are some people in the company that just ruin it for people and that just makes people want to leave the company. It feels like a high school in Brooks if your not with the popular people they just treat you unfairly. Brooks promotes the "run happy work happy" life style but how could one work happy if They are always being abused and treated with no respect. When people talk about leaving the company they don't want to leave they just want to leave the people that they are fed up with. Don't plan on seeing yourself surpass 3 years

3.0

Feb 28, 2014

Losing it's "fun", not what it used to be...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Encourages an active lifestyle and running during the day is encouraged. Casual work environment. FUN activities - Friday runs (beer included), holiday parties, summer BBQ, etc. Fun people A great "First Job" - if you're in your 20's you will ADORE this place! This place is fun. It encourages a social atmosphere which is great.

Cons

Boys Club Professionalism is a joke HR needs to be improved - doesn't take employees complaints seriously Professional growth - you need to PUSH as hard as you can (even then it doesn't happen) You get to a point where you stall in your career Boys Club Boys Club Boys Club Consider it a fraternity....events, daily life, it's not a place that most women would love, especially because upper management is mostly all men. Meetings are revolved around sports discussions and if you can't participate you won't get anywhere. There are a few "token" women in higher management positions, but they don't hold any real influence in the company. Leadership doesn't walk the walk...they say they care about their people but they have routinely let unreasonable and unacceptable events and behaviors happen. I've heard through the grape vine they are continuing to lose valuable people who are leaving simply because they don't feel appreciated or valued.

2.0

May 22, 2017

Hit the Wall

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of good and smart people in the trenches. Great discount on shoes. Work schedule is very flexible.

Cons

Company has lost its way. Still make great shoes but have no idea how to sell them. Teams constantly working at cross-purposes. No real internal communication. Pay is so-so. Benefits are way below average.

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