iHerb reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(768 total reviews)

Emun Zabihi

79% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

iHerb has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 768 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The iHerb 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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768 reviews
5.0
Oct 16, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A very diverse workplace and rightly proud of it. iHerb has fearlessly been progressive in regard to technology and uses the best as close to the bleeding edge as can be stable enough for production. The people are probably one of the best resources here, they are the kind you can rely on; they care about one another. This e-commerce company is very global and has very high throughput. That combination, including the cutting edge technology, make it one of the most innovative and unique experiences in the area.

Cons

iHerb has gone through some very difficult growing pains shifting strategies. The transition went pretty rocky. Ultimately, the company has done a lot to course correct and it is working.

4.0
Oct 4, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

So many smart and talented people at iHerb. People get along really well and support each other. Company is listening to its employees and making changes. Also taking some time to focus on fixing customer experience gaps.

Cons

Incredibly fast paced and some days there are many distractions.

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iHerb Response
6y
Thank you for your time and attention to provide feedback to us. We continue to implement and modify the ways team members can share improvement suggestions and new ideas. We are reviewing and refining our people processes so that whether as a candidate, new hire, or full-fledged team member, our employees know their purpose and are engaged in iHerb's culture (which, yes, to your point, is fast-paced; speed matters to iHerb's business).
1.0
Sep 26, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you just say "yes" to everything that comes across your plate you can collect a pay check without doing any work. The CTO changes priorities so quickly and randomly that no one will notice. This strategy has been working well for development management for a long time.

Cons

Revolving door of talent. Look at the reviews, no one who works in the Irvine office is happy. Management has done so much cultural damage to the iHerb brand no one with any sense wants to work for the company in southern California. As result they are outsourcing every role they can outside of the US.

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iHerb Response
6y
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback. We do want to address the important issue of offshore/outsourcing you bring up. At iHerb, we have aspired to expand our team in Shanghai and do this rather as a partnership and an extension to the Irvine team. Most teams do close cross-collaboration across the board between the Irvine and Shanghai tech and product teams. They have been partnering up, sharing experiences and learning best practices from each other. This has inspired either side to share their perspective from both a product and tech vision and experience. Most significant tech companies have employed this model one way or another and as a result, eBay, Google, Airbnb all have extensions in sites such as China where there is an active pool of talent to tap into. We have neither nor intend to move any Irvine jobs to Shanghai, but rather expand our talent to be able to address the ever-increasing demands of a globally thriving eCommerce.
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