Uniqlo reviews

3.1

41% would recommend to a friend

(7,538 total reviews)
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Tadashi Yanai

61% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Uniqlo has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 7,538 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Uniqlo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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8K reviews
1.0
Aug 3, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Didn't find any pros. Many benefits/perks lackluster compared to the rest of the retail world.

Cons

Really standardized company... Basically strip you of your personality. Rules I remembered: -they tell you have to smile. Rather than being a company full of culture and letting things come naturally, they're FORCING you to smile. -having to wear all black. - have to takes notes every time a "superior" is talking. They gave you little notebooks so you can write down every word. One time someone found a notebook with drawings in it and they got upset about it and told everyone. -take TESTS. Sorry I thought this was a job, not school? Yes, tests where you get graded. Other tests such as: being able to "body fold" a certain number of shirts in 90 seconds. Memorizing the "6 standard phrases" and having to recite then every morning as you line up in straight lines. Ranking your clothes piles (ie "A-rank, B-rank, C-rank, D-rank, F-rank) -basically being treated like a child. So many people left after realizing how ridiculous it was. Also inflexible with scheduling and also crazy overnight shifts.

2.0
Jul 14, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There's the potential to learn a lot and work on many different tasks/projects. The brand is great and it's a growing company.

Cons

It all really depends on what location you're working at but for the most part employees drop like flies because management does not take responsibility and fix major personnel or operational issues. As a full-time employee that was recruited and relocated, I had expected that we (my whole group of UMCs in about 10 locations) would be properly trained. When issues were brought up from multiple people asking for help nothing was done about them. A lot of time is wasted by associates, supervisors and UMCs because managers lack communication skills. I would guess that at least 50% of my store's employees planned on leaving once they accepted a job offer at another location. My advice to applicants is to meet the people you'd be working with first to see if that particular location has a positive culture.

1.0
Jun 4, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Paid for my rent, took me to Japan on their dime, great cultural experience, good PTO days (20 to start for FT)

Cons

slave labor, micro management, terrible hours. Lied to me about what I would be getting into, however I do not regret the experience.

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