Fossil Group reviews

3.5

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,338 total reviews)

Jeff Boyer

59% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Fossil Group has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,338 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fossil Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Feb 9, 2022

Stuck in the past

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Good Benefits -Hybrid Schedule*(*Mandatory (M,W,TR regardless of role responsibilities/mtgs) -Nice Building with Cafe and Coffee Shop for purchase - Launching ERGs -Standard Holidays + MLK, XMAS EVE, NYE. - Award Winning workplace for LGBTQ+ community

Cons

-Poor Communication/Org Structure (No org charts, frequent changes, siloed communication make regular tasks difficult and difficult tasks impossible) -Frequent Layoffs/High Turnover - Many employees are nervous about if they're next and it shows up in they treat others / share information. -Culture Depended heavily on in-person holiday events without it there's not much connection/draw unless you've worked there for 10 years. Some teams have clique-like atmosphere with a lot of gossip. -DEI - Mostly Female employees but leadership teams are mostly male; PWI not many POC -Perception is more important the productivity. -Many employees are stretched too thin without support because of layoffs and lack of hiring. Many others don't see themselves being able to grow here long term because of lack of promotions. - Outdated with technology / processes. Lots of manual processes, old excel sheets and lack of standardization. - Lack of transparency/Bandwagonners - Management go along with whatever the highest paid person in the room thinks instead of being honest about what needs to change or having difficult conversations about why something won't work etc. -That's not unheard of in corp america but it's on an extreme level here. - While new ideas/innovation are championed externally; internally the same old antiquated thinking plays out until they are forced to change. If you value communication and growth I would say shop around first. You'll be frustrated within a month or two and a discounted wallet or watch isn't worth the headache.

2.0
Mar 23, 2017
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Pros

Great work-life balance and benefits - 401k with matching, on-site gym with classes for $10/month, Starbucks café, discounted UPS shipping rates, discounted tickets to various events in the Texas area, medical/vision/dental insurance plans. People are friendly and (for the most part) willing to help.

Cons

This part is specifically for the Skagen team since I can't speak to the rest of the company - the Skagen team is very disorganized and incompetent. Upper management cares more about enforcing their job titles than actually growing their employees and making logical decisions. Very much a "look over your shoulder" work environment. Turnover is ridiculously high; within 15 months, 18 people left the company. If people have a problem with you, they'll run their mouths to HR instead of talking directly to you about it (my direct manager threatened to report me to HR even though I did nothing wrong). HR is not helpful and will tell your manager what you said during your exit interview before you leave the company. Leaving was the best decision I've made.

2.0
Mar 17, 2016

Disappointing

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Discount, some cool colleagues, interesting work, on-site Starbucks and restaurant, on-site gym, and Summer Fridays!

Cons

Senior leadership: unfriendly and prideful. Inability to acknowledge someone with a glance, wave or hello is unkind and that behavior eventually goes downstream. The company doesn't uphold the values that it preaches during orientation which is unfortunate. HR is operationally impressive but in that lacks humanity. The IT outsourcing was handled quite poorly and the effects on people as well as the productivity and development capabilities of the company continue to be ignored.

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