L'Oréal reviews

The work environment at L'Oreal was toxic, they like to fire older employees just before retirement after they invested years into the company. They would also pay and give higher people coming from outside without experience or any knowledge much more that people who spent years in Loreal. They also like to promote people based on who you know and how good you kiss upper management’s behind. All money and experience you get from L’Oreal is not worth mental health that you loose shortly after joining the company. People are pressured to achieve their unreasonable goals , they don’t train you and they like to play finger pointing and malicious political games, we used to joke how L’Oreal must screw you at least once while you are there. I was there for 6 years and regret every single day spent in that toxic environment , I regret not suing them for the anxiety and depression I experienced for the first time in my life because of this company. Leaving this place and connecting with former employees made me realize I was not the only one. I joined L’oreal fresh out of college and I was constantly reminded how great of a company L’Oreal is and how we would not get smarter or better anywhere else, but omg I can’t express how much happier I’ve been since I left this hell.

Diversity initiative is mostly just for show. Advancement almost purely relies on politics. Expectations are not equal and overt favoritism is rampant. Trust is non existent as the culture is extremely dog eat dog. If you don’t fall in line with the status quo it will be very painfully obvious that you’re not accepted. If you’re an immigrant, woman of color, or older than 50, it’s likely you’ll either be ignored or pushed out of the company. Toxic managers are usually promoted and protected. There is no pre-established way of doing things so onboarding is a nightmare and anytime there’s personnel change it feels like starting over from zero. Headcount runs ridiculously lean in some business critical departments while other departments are over staffed. 401k contribution vests after 5 years which is abnormally high for the industry.