Not as glamorous as it seems - Merchandise Planner Ralph Lauren Employee Review

4.0
Mar 12, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Great discount and decent hours for a fashion company. I worked with great people so my job was fun. Ability to move around is there and I felt like it wa sencouraged.

Cons

You can get a much higher salary elsewhere, but Ralph Lauren has a great name, so I guess that is the price you pay.

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5.0
May 11, 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

The decision-making process can be overly top-down, often disregarding the professional dignity of the employees.

1.0
Jul 13, 2026
Recommend
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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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