Is Estée Lauder Companies a good company to work for?

Estée Lauder Companies has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 6,430 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 57% of employees would recommend working at Estée Lauder Companies to a friend and 38% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Estée Lauder Companies have been left by employees working as Marketing Intern , Summer Intern and Counter Manager .

Does Estée Lauder Companies pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Estée Lauder Companies employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Estée Lauder Companies. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Estée Lauder Companies?

57% of Estée Lauder Companies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Estée Lauder Companies 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Estée Lauder Companies?

Beauty Advisor (177) , Manager (153) , Director (109) , Intern (87) , Assistant Manager (69) , Sales Associate (68) , Executive Director (66) , Project Manager (61) , Makeup Artist (58) , Marketing (58) , Marketing Intern (57) , Analyst (50) , Counter Manager (49) , Freelancer (49) , Cosmetics Counter Manager (48)

What are the pros of working at Estée Lauder Companies according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and PTO." ((in 501 reviews)); "The people were great and even during hard and busy times everyone banded together to get through with it." ((in 285 reviews)); "Great culture and high" ((in 204 reviews)); "Good work life balance They spend a lot on marketing so amazing for people in marketing verticals" ((in 165 reviews)); "Great location and team here" ((in 134 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Estée Lauder Companies according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and hard to get promoted" ((in 200 reviews)); "Poor management of certain admin and managers at the Bureau" ((in 182 reviews)); "Low pay and not keeping up with the changes in dynamics" ((in 163 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult on certain days to hit target" ((in 109 reviews)); "You might do the best job but if you have a bad manager he or she will get credit for that ." ((in 77 reviews))

What are employees saying about Estée Lauder Companies layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Estée Lauder Companies layoffs and their outlook for job security at Estée Lauder Companies in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Estée Lauder Companies locations?

New York , Melville , Bristol , Miami , Los Angeles , Philadelphia , Chicago , Long Island City , San Francisco , Minneapolis , Blaine , Trevose , Dallas , Houston , Atlanta , Phoenix , Orlando , Raleigh , Boston , Brooklyn , Detroit , Charlotte , Indianapolis , Culver City , San Jose , Austin , San Diego , Feasterville Trevose , Saint Louis , Columbus

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3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(4,390 total reviews)

Stéphane de La Faverie

60% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Estée Lauder Companies has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,390 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Estée Lauder Companies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews

3.0

Jun 25, 2026

Great benefits and office, but high demands and turnover

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Nice employee discount - Great benefits - Nice office

Cons

- Doing the job of 3 people at once - Expect late nights, eating lunch at your desk, work on weekends, and working during PTO - Can be very hard to meet expectations - Lots of turnover - Very difficult to grow in this position

3.0

Jun 25, 2026

Avoid working in boots stores due to lack of support

Key acount manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work for unless your positioned in a boots store then avoid like the plague

Cons

Left alone quite a lot very little in the way of support Working counters in boots stores is a living bell

2.0

Jun 23, 2026

Great maternity leave but toxic work culture

Global marketing director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Maternity leave benefit, 6-month materity leave and didn't have to pay any for any of the regular check-ups, minimums for egg freezing.

Cons

so many. Toxic working environment, the micromanagement. All brands cut people like crazy for the beauty re-imagine. good luck if you are joining now.

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Great maternity leave but toxic work culture

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