Levi Strauss reviews

3.9

69% would recommend to a friend

(3,692 total reviews)
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77% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Levi Strauss has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,692 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Levi Strauss 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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1.0
Jan 11, 2025

Run Away

Recommend
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Pros

Comp package was phenomenal. Best I've ever had. Impressive name on your resume. Nothing else.

Cons

Terribly arrogant Executive Leadership Team. Dysfunction and siloing at the C level. Like several cats all going their own direction and giving the middle finger to the other C-Levels. CEO would speak for every one of the thousands of employees. For example, he told us his expectations of how to vote in presidential elections and ridiculed any opposing opinions. He spent most of his time speaking to us by preaching his personal views. He would frequently chastise all of the hundreds/thousands of us on all hands calls as if he were talking to toddlers. While I was there, a dishonest, manipulative VP got my boss fired, then their boss fired and took on all staff from both roles. I am not sure how anyone ever believed anything he said. Even during the interviews, this person set off my manipulative liar instincts. There was a C level that routinely made silly, illogical decisions that negatively impacted the organization and his directs did their best to hide the results from them. This leader still works there. Most working staff were conditioned to do as little as possible and as poorly as possible making any progress challenging. There was a contracted firm that seemed to adhere to the CEO's practice of chastising everyone for everything. They were highly protected by the Leadership Team.

5.0
May 1, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Team members have been at Levi for a very long time. You can trust them to perform excellent work, and at the same time enjoy each other's company. Company is committed to its employees and doing the right thing. There are monthly town hall meetings where the CEO provides an opportunity for employees to ask questions about the business and address their concerns, which help improve the company. Getting discounts on apparel and sample sales are a huge plus, and almost everyone in the office is living in Levi's (or a Levi brand such as Dockers or Beyond Yoga). You'll have the opportunity to interact with various stakeholders within the organization. People will rely on you as a trusted tax advisor and your efforts will be rewarded or at least recognized. LS&Co. is also very big on career development. In the past, there were mentorship programs and data science bootcamps to help upskill employees.

Cons

Currently, most if not all apparel companies are experiencing headwinds in consumer purchases. Levi is no exception. As such, there has been a major drive in the past few years to cut costs and lay off people. Teams are constantly getting leaner to the point that there is nobody else to cut without materially affecting the organization.

2.0
Nov 18, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

They have good benefits and gym membership although you will be too tired from your 12 hour workday to even use the gym. The cool product you make gets you by for a few months of excitement but it’s not enough.

Cons

Levi’s is a billion dollar company that is run like a startup. Teams that should be 6 people are 3 and they are expected to get the job done at all costs. the cost is your personal life and always will be. Design teams are consistently working 55-70 hours a week to do the job of what any other company hires double the amount of people for. Additionally There is not opportunity to grow here. You can’t be promoted unless someone at a director level leaves and young designers are constantly leaving because of it. ***The company does not provide job descriptions*** so that people can “stretch” and fill the roles above them in order to not hire more people and not provide direction for a promotion/apr review

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