Earthbound Trading reviews

3.0

42% would recommend to a friend

(487 total reviews)

Suzana Gordon

42% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Earthbound Trading has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 487 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Earthbound Trading 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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487 reviews
2.0
Nov 28, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The community amongst the employees was friendly and empathic and the customers for the most part were very chill.

Cons

This company does very little to care about the environment, the real roots of spirituality, be considerate of closed practices or even care about its employees. It brands itself as a hippie free-spirited company but like many retail companies they just want the customer's money. They pay their employees very little and don't offer full-time aka benefits for anyone who isn't a manager. They are also severely overcharging on everything they sell and very very little of it is made ethically, if not at all. The store I worked at also refused to close during the height of the pandemic when many employees had covid, and lied about their cleaning habits. The store only swept once a day and required masks but didn't actually care about any customer wearing it as long as they looked like they were buying something.

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Earthbound Trading Response
3y
We are sorry to hear about your experience with our company. If there is any specific concerns you have, please contact our HR department.
4.0
Nov 10, 2022

Best Retail Work Culture

Recommend
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Pros

While this is still a young company (29 years old) I have never been apart of an organization that works with their people to raise them up if they have behaviors that need improvement, the DMs and SMs provide an immense amount of resources and support for you to get you where you want to go and I have seen some amazing people work their way "through the ranks" to be better at their career, transfer to more competitive stores, be internally promoted and all around BETTER THEIR LIVES. As retail goes, we do ask a bit more but not in the way you think, Earthbound asks for you to be kind and to connect with our guests, to train thoroughly and holistically, and to sell our products authentically. I have had 2 long term DM's and each were invested in my development, understanding when there were obstacles that were out of my control, and lent an ear when I was going through personal hardships. I have been around for almost 8 years with this company. I have seen policy and pay adjustments to be more comparable with industry trends. Also making diversity and inclusivity a priority down at the store level and in representation at the District Manager and Home Office level. I've seen some negative reviews on here and its unfortunate they don't have the same perspective I have. I have been in the workforce for almost 20 years. Thus far, (and I have had a decent amount of jobs) I haven't deemed a place fit for me to stay, until I found Earthbound. I most appreciate them hearing what everyone, down to a sales associate position, has to say and making changes that properly reflect the brand, the culture, and the way the industry is growing.

Cons

If you do not have passion for either the products or people in general, then this is not the retail job for you. Sometimes pay has been an issue but with the correct amount of data, sales, and reason they can adjust that.

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Earthbound Trading Response
3y
Thank you for leaving this review, we are happy to hear about you experience and are joyed to have you as part of our nomadic family!
3.0
Nov 5, 2022

Meh

Recommend
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Pros

Some nice people , good discount

Cons

Technology is very old for how long this company has been around its ridiculous

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Earthbound Trading Response
3y
Thank you for your feedback!
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