Wayfair reviews

3.1

38% would recommend to a friend

(6,878 total reviews)
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Niraj Shah

28% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Wayfair has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,878 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wayfair 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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7K reviews
2.0
Aug 13, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is nice and the benefits are great (with the exception of paid time off)

Cons

We are told we need to both take back to back calls and give all our customers our phone number and email for follow-up. However if we take any time to actually attend to our customers (after we promise them that we will) then it is critisized as being anti productive and we are either written up or put on "Development plans". Where the company used to be ran via encouragment and positivity, it now is ran with threats and fear. Overtime is offered but only to take on more work. We used to get the option to work holidays for time and a half plus extra PTO but now we are told we have to work, however there are a limited few people they allow off on a holiday. We still get PTO to work them but every time I've asked for days off this year they have been denied. Blackout period is coming up and the PTO doesnt pay out or roll over. So thats just another empty promise I suppose.

1.0
Aug 11, 2017

Buyer (Category Associate)

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hands down the best part of Wayfair is the people. Young, energetic, and well educated are the norms here.

Cons

When you apply for the category associate role, you will be a buyer for a minimum of 6 months before becoming a category associate. Do not underestimate these 6 months. Wayfair created the buyer program for a few reasons: to train people on the ways of Wayfair as a disposable buyer become becoming the much more critical category associate and because the buying role (as an independent job, not a program) had horrific turnover. Management within the program is exclusively focused on buying with no afterthought for the category associate role you got hired to do. In a nutshell, buying is about chasing suppliers to submit materials we need (imagery, product details, etc) to add them to the Wayfair site. Regardless of your category, most of your day will be spent mindlessly sending follow up emails and phone calls. Benefits are competitive. Salary's are laughable.

4.0
Aug 10, 2017

Exciting tech company, work hard/play hard culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Tons of growth - Really smart management team - Good perks

Cons

- Internally competitive - The company changes tracks quickly which is both good and bad. Can mean more opportunity but can also mean that sometimes employees are moved around from group to group frequently

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