Time of Change - Anonymous employee Ralph Lauren Employee Review

4.0
Jul 24, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Ralph Lauren, as a company, is a fantastic brand to work for. It attracts top talent which means that for the most part - your bosses and colleagues will be smart and enthusiastic people. When you step back, you realize that much of the organization's work that happens is world class - which can be exciting.

Cons

As many other reviewers have noted, the company is under going an intense period of change. Stefan is weeding out a lot of the management that served under the old guard - which is a good thing...but unfortunately not all that need to go are gone. In fact, many good employees with the strength to drive change were let go. Additionally, everything from processes to IT systems to ways of benchmarking the business are being redone which has caused tremendous confusion amongst the ranks (yes...even the most senior leaders that don't really understand the meaning of rising stars or cash cows).

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Pros

Employees enjoy comprehensive welfare programs and a generally favorable working environment.

Cons

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1.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

Discounted coffee, insurance, some hardworking co workers.

Cons

The first West Coast location of Ralph’s Coffee Newport Beach is the worst place I've ever worked. Under the management of David Peterson, people work short-staffed very often, and his working style is very passive, and his timing is terrible. I don't know why they made him manager without proven experience and a lack of leadership. Chronic understaffing paired with a manager who avoids weekends, holidays, and difficult conversations creates a compounding problem staff burnout rises, morale drops, and unaddressed poor performers make things worse for everyone else. The irony is that understaffing often ends up costing the business more through overtime, turnover, and lost productivity than fixing it would but he they never try to fix it.

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