lululemon reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(10,537 total reviews)
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Calvin McDonald

73% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

lululemon has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 10,537 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The lululemon 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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11K reviews
2.0
Jan 28, 2022

Opportunities are few.

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Pros

Fun people to work with (non-management). If you are young, out of college, want a discount and don't plan on being with the company longer than a year, two max (in a part time role) go for it. If you are full time, or above, the responsibilities become incredibly overwrought and you are barely paid a dollar higher than those working in non-management roles.

Cons

The internal surveys for employees are consistently mediocre at best. There is no difference of opinion and the management use the "feedback" system to regulate those who might disagree or cause "conflict". Lululemon performs and preaches a "progressive" culture, but that is more brand than it is reality. A fellow employee once reported a workplace violation to HR, and NONE of the people who witnessed it were contacted. The case was closed with no resolution, and THEY were reprimanded for asking why nobody was contacted. The company overall is designed along similar lines. Overall toxic "positivity" culture that is used to micromanage or target workers who don't fit the mold. Leadership (Assistant/Store Managers) can be, and are often, incredibly difficult to work with. I've never experienced such a strict hierarchy that is so resistant to change. The company is built upon a system of "feedback" which allows the company to micromanage performance and actively encourages leaders to document (seek out) "flaws" in their employees. Natural bias makes this a very toxic system, yet there is no accountability for the inevitable turnaround of workers. I have worked for the company 3+ years. With the exception of one, every single full time or "key leader" (lowest manager you can be) I've worked with has left the company because of their experience. It is incredibly difficult to get a better paying, let alone "office" job in the company. I have seen multiple people denied career opportunities (getting permanent status for health care benefits) because of management tanking their transfer or career mobility. Management roles are often contracted, precisely to micromanage employees and exhaust labor, or eliminate those who don't do well to their standards. This makes long term life planning, and over all career planning, depend entirely on highly variable and relative factors. If you have a difficult manager, you are at a more difficult vantage for career options.

5.0
Jan 28, 2022

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Anonymous employee
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Pros

Best work environment and benefits Good college job, if I could stay forever I would

Cons

NONE AT THE MOMENT, GREAT JOB

1.0
Jan 25, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Great discount and free personal trainer

Cons

Overworked and extreme favoritism. Less than 1 hour of break time throughout the entire day when working 10+ hr days standing on concrete.

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