L'Oréal reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(7,418 total reviews)
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Nicolas Hieronimus

88% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

L'Oréal has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,418 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The L'Oréal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Sep 30, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Free products monthly for the little people. Yearly allowance for the *untouchables Great products Great to have on your resume

Cons

Unless you are French, handpicked by " a friend of an HR employee”, referred by a person who is a friend with HR or you’ve been picked by “HR” to be in the “Management Training Program “ (AKA “We can mold you into what we want”, and do not mind being a puppet)You will not matter!!!!! *There seems to be secret unwritten rule that if you are an AVP or above (possibly a Director…depending if you’re a “ friend of HR”) you’ll never be fired from the company . You are an…. “untouchable”… REGARDLESS of any of the following: Indiscretions, Obvious preferential treatment or favoritism, Taking no responsibility for mistakes made , only passing them off as other’s mistakes Not providing direct reports with proper or sufficient direction on projects, (which if given proper direction the above-mentioned point may not occur) Lack of people skills, which is reminiscent of the Devil Wear’s Prada Horrible time management skills, yet never an issue…. Direct reports work there as* off and have the “boss” taking all the praise and credit Long hours with ZERO appreciation If you have a voice, an opinion or a backbone....You will not be taken care off.

1.0
Dec 4, 2015

Fast-paced, disorganized, and fake

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good benefits, some interesting projects if you're lucky enough to be put on an interesting or cool brand. Lots of entrepreneurial opportunities - you can treat the business like it's your own (except you have to answer to like 20 French people above you).

Cons

In order to succeed here, you need to fit into the "L'Oreal mold". That is someone who is passionate about beauty and fashion, major type A personality, organized, and willing to sacrifice work-life balance for the company. A lot of fakeness - HR lying to your face about your performance, the world-wide CEO acting like he cares about sustainability and work-life balance... The US CEO is practically anti-work-life balance. As soon as Roze arrived, L'Oreal USA had its first layoff ever in the history of the company. His policies on cutting headcount are ridiculous - you can't grow a brand with a one-person marketing team.

1.0
Jul 18, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

It’s a well run, well managed corporation. Competitive salary, a lot of perks. Extremely talented people at the top of their game.

Cons

So disappointed with the way they’ve handled the quarantine and WFH policy during the pandemic. We are the only company returning to the office (Hudson Yards). No other company, that can work remotely (and be successful) are pushing their employees to come back in. Our numbers are up! We have proven we can be efficient, productive and successful while WFH. But “it’s not our culture.” Every picture and quote yelling how happy we are to be back is propaganda. Everyone is drinking the Kool-Aid. They’re giving small commutation stipends and snacks and have gone to great lengths to make us feel safe in the building. But they can’t control public transportation and the fact that the streets of NYC look like NY in the 80’s. Hookers, homeless. Why can’t we continue to WFH when almost all work has to be done through TEAMS when we are IN the office?!

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