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Estée Lauder Companies

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Good opportunity but major chaos - Designer Estée Lauder Companies Employee Review

2.0
Sep 28, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay, good discounts in employee store. Overall good short term opportunity.

Cons

-Too many steps to get anything approved, upper management constantly pushing approvals to the last minute, then change their minds on established designs sometimes well into the production process forcing designers to work overtime to meet deadlines. -Management is technically skilled but severely lacks good communication and other soft skills. Management not upfront with expectations and failed to give clear feedback and direction, very disorganized work environment. -Heavy corporate hierarchy - lots of inflated egos and fake titles to make people feel more important. -No culture, no boundaries, unnecessarily rude comments. Department sometimes feels like they operate as individuals in competition with each other rather than a team. -Technology is archaic, nothing works. Constant tech issues out of my control that prevented work being completed effectively. -Not a lot of room for growth.

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great management, people leaders! Friendly environment, reasonable expectations.

Cons

Not many cons. It would be nice to have more of a set schedule but I know that's not realistic in careers that are sales based.

5.0
Jul 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-exposure to various functions of the business -helpful programs to help with career growth

Cons

-lack of headcount, led to cycles of waiting for placement -long product development cycle

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