Strong brand, not much else going for it. - Supply Chain Analyst Ralph Lauren Employee Review

3.0
Apr 5, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Middle management is competent and compassionate. Working conditions are very comfortable, benefits are generous. The company survives on it's well-established branding; it will be strong on that alone for many years.

Cons

Very little upward mobility or opportunities to expand one's skill-set. Getting beyond "Senior Analyst" or "Assistant Manager" is nigh impossible without being in the fashion "club". Office applications are woefully out-of-date. Compensation for non-management employees is below average; bonuses and raises are meager considering the company's stock-price is higher than it's ever been.

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5.0
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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
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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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