Horribly Toxic, Please Run Away - Anonymous employee Centric Brands Employee Review

1.0
Jun 21, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

NYC office is in the Empire State Building that's without a doubt the only pro

Cons

Old school retail company with top down rule by fear management CEO hypocritically preaches company values and is "People Centric" but cares nothing about employees health or well being. There are no work hours, you will be told you need to work Saturdays with no prior notice. Company has never once offered time off as payment for work on weekends/past 12:00AM, it's expected not asked. There's no such thing as "work-life balance" Toxic culture with employees only incentivized to look out for themselves with fear of management's ever changing and unrealistic deadlines, for example: everyone's work is the "main priority," they will reach out to people below them until a higher exec comes along and asks for something more important, prior work is shelved with no communication causing multiple people to work on the same thing until the next project comes, the work goes nowhere and is for nothing until weeks later it gets brought up again and the cycle continues Company filed for bankruptcy and continues to operate in the same manner that found themselves bankrupt in the first place - it hasn't changed and won't

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great company on a high-growth trajectory and leading the industry

Cons

In-office 3-4 days per week but centrally located in great office in the empire state building

3.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, lots of PTO and great location downtown

Cons

No room for advancement. Upper management is a tight knit group and they pick favorites and promote based on whether they can hang out together on weekends.

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