M.S. Rau reviews

3.5

41% would recommend to a friend

(6 total reviews)
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Bill Rau

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5.0
Jul 17, 2026
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Pros

I've never stayed with a company this long, and that says a lot about how much I enjoy working at M.S. Rau. I've never been part of a team that's this aligned, supportive, and motivated. Expectations are high, but I've always been trusted to do my job and given the freedom to make an impact. It's incredibly rewarding to see your work produce real results. We move quickly, stay productive, and have strong leadership guiding the company. It's exciting to be part of a business that's over 115 years old while still continuing to grow and improve. I'm genuinely excited about where we're headed.

Cons

This won't be a negative for everyone, but it's worth knowing that this is a place for people who are motivated and want to perform at a high level. The expectations are real, and everyone is expected to contribute. I don't take my work home with me, but while I'm at work, I'm fully engaged. You will never be bored, and you will always be challenged. For the right person, that is a great thing. If you enjoy pushing yourself and being part of a team focused on achieving results, you'll likely fit in well here.

2.0
Jul 18, 2023

Bad fit for me....

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Pros

Beautiful inventory and gallery space

Cons

Tough work culture. Owners and top managers don't take care of their people.

4.0
Mar 28, 2018

Always improving

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I work with great, dedicated people who have passion for their jobs. In the past 24 months we have undergone an evaluation of our human resource management and implemented many changes with the goal to make M.S. Rau Antiques an even better place to work. We've examined salary levels to determine we were in line with our marke and, if not, get ourselves in line. We've added a HR consulting company and have a representative onsite weekly to meet with staff, consult, train and guide. We are 106 years old and realize that we must keep evolving to keep up so we try to do that in all aspects from human resourced to technology to marketing.

Cons

Like most businesses, we have periods where stress is elevated due to seasonal sales cycles, business travel, events, etc. but we tend to know these are on the horizon and plan for them. In the past, I don't think we have done as good a job as we could have in helping our staff with their jobs, our culture and their careers but I believe we have made great strides toward that. Like one of the previous posts, we are like many smaller companies (under 50 employees) who can't offer the upward mobility that many larger companies do. We do, however, offer all the lateral mobility that anyone may want and reward appropriately for that extra effort.

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