Is Kate Spade New York a good company to work for?

Kate Spade New York has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 2,324 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 56% of employees would recommend working at Kate Spade New York to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Kate Spade New York have been left by employees working as Sales , Retail Sales Associate and Associate .

Does Kate Spade New York pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kate Spade New York employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kate Spade New York. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kate Spade New York?

56% of Kate Spade New York employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kate Spade New York 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kate Spade New York?

Sales Associate (556) , Retail Sales Associate (105) , Supervisor (93) , Muse (53) , Assistant Manager (45) , Part-Time Sales Associate (34) , Store Manager (33) , Seasonal Sales Associate (31) , Manager (30) , Assistant Store Leader (23) , Stylist (23) , Assistant Store Manager (22) , Sales (21) , Associate (20) , Store Leader (19)

What are the pros of working at Kate Spade New York according to real employee reviews?

"It's great for people who like socializing with customers because you want to provide a very personal experience." ((in 127 reviews)); "Very smart passionate people at the corporate level and the store teams are great." ((in 88 reviews)); "My coworkers were great and enthusiastic!" ((in 63 reviews)); "company has great benefits and culture!" ((in 37 reviews)); "They really value the employees and have a great company culture!" ((in 24 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Kate Spade New York according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and a lot of drama" ((in 133 reviews)); "Low pay and not a ton of growth options" ((in 96 reviews)); "The hours were long and enjoyable" ((in 66 reviews)); "Some managers have the tendency to micro manage, and they criticize everything you do." ((in 60 reviews)); "No commission for sales associates at the high volume outlet locations even though you are expected to meet or exceed manager assigned sales goals." ((in 56 reviews))

What are employees saying about Kate Spade New York layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Kate Spade New York layoffs and their outlook for job security at Kate Spade New York in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Kate Spade New York locations?

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3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(2,179 total reviews)

Eva Erdmann

58% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

Kate Spade New York has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,179 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kate Spade New York employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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3.0

Jun 27, 2012

Nice intro into luxury retail

Anonymous employee

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Pros

-great bonus program -great contests where you can win bags, wallets, etc -company really growing so lots of opportunity to advance

Cons

U better look the part of a Kate girl if you want to succeed -corp office is all over the place no one knows who is suppose to do what -not a clear path to take for certain promotions -not much opportunity outside of outlet for high vol experience

4.0

Jun 15, 2012

I'll miss it...

Sales associate

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Great work environment Excellent salary for a retail position Discounts are out of this world Friendly staff I'm leaving for a full time job, but this little-part time gig really helped me out. It sucked that I was in a mall and was just constantly buying stuff all the time--not just at my store, but at others. Kind of depleted the purpose of getting a paycheck. BUT, Kate Spade really paid well for a retail position and I was lucky to have it. My co-workers were friendly and a pleasure to work with. My managers were also wonderful. They offered me full-time work, but standing all day was just too hard on my feet and I was having some really bad complications from it, so I had to find something else. Plus, the whole sales thing isn't really my cup of tea. I HATE having a quota to meet and the prospect of being performance managed if I don't meet that quota was also very unappealing to me. Of course, management doesn't want to performance manage you, but they have to if you're just not cutting it. Other than that, the discounts are amazing (not a big fan of the handbags but I love the jeans and jewelry). Leaving is bittersweet, but I know that there will always be a place for me there if I ever change my mind.

Cons

Sales quota A lot of weekend and night work Pressure to perform

2.0

Apr 13, 2012

Few opportunities and little recognition for improvement, even to loyal and hardworking employees.

Stock associate

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CEO approval

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Pros

Coworkers are fairly easy to get along with. Work is straightforward. Compensation is pretty good. Discount is good at 50%.

Cons

High level management is completely distant. Expectations are often too high, and failure is sternly reprimanded. This wouldn't be such a glaring hypocrisy if managers worked nearly as hard as associates, gave credit when credit was due, and trained employees properly Human resources is useless, and don't take complaints as seriously as they should. If you're a dark skinned girl who happens to work here, beware, there probably won't be much room for improvement.

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