New Balance reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,242 total reviews)

Joe Preston

82% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

New Balance has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,242 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The New Balance 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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1K reviews
3.0
Sep 27, 2010

New Balance St. Louis

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, great people with good hearts, great management intentions, definately working to transition into a larger organization

Cons

Transitioning from a small mom and pop to a medium size organization, management doesn't have focus all the time, most of the managers have never managed or worked profesionally in other organizations.

1.0
Mar 9, 2010

Struggling to get a product out

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

the benefits are great and the money.

Cons

It feels as though I am a slave!!! We are not treated with respect AT ALL! we are told we are not able to talk , smile, ect... They just want their shoes out and want them to look perfect. It is a VERY stressful place to work! there are people standing behind you with stop watches timing you all day long and if you are even 2 sec over your time you are spoken to. I dont know if this is how it is in all factories but it is not right to treat employees that way.

3.0
Mar 18, 2024

Bad

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent culture and ok vacation time

Cons

Old boys club environment and it’s getting worse

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