Revlon Reviews

Pros

Great Benefits
Nice People
Bonuses
Annual Merit Increases

Cons

Low pay
Out dated software
No retiree medical

Advice to Senior Management

Offer non-exempt employees the same benefit perks as exempt employees

Pros

Well known brands. Global organization. For several years had a half day Friday policy. Opportunity for international travel and experience. Many long term employees.

Cons

The Company is struggling under a huge debt burden. Management is always looking to sell assets or a business unit for cash. Executive management is in constant flux with a ever changing cast of players who more often than not come from outside the company or the industry. Serial restructuring. Limited advancement opportunities. Employees rarely receive a bonus, stock options often below water. Executive management is distant reclusive and is in love with it's privilege

Advice to Senior Management

Get out of your hermetically sealed ivory tower, roll up you sleves and work with your employees. Stop acting like celebrities - Revlon is not even a Fortune 1000 company. Update the brands - Revlon is rapidly becoming your grandmothers cosmetic company.

Pros

Very smart people, good salary and benefits

Cons

Long hours, very egotistical people, lots of politics

Advice to Senior Management

Treat people with respect

Pros

The people here were generally very nice and very smart. They were happy to teach you whatever they knew The standards for job competency are high and you will be forced to develop excellent technical skills if you want to keep yours. The products are very nice and amazingly creative considering that they do not have alot of money to invest in the business. If you are not a hard worker you will be unhappy here; this is not a place where you can coast and maintain an under the radar existence.

Cons

Financially shaky
No hesitancy in firing people; somewhat brutal in that respect
Could be better about disciplining problem managers - they are more concerned about performance here, sometimes don't care enough about employee morale or satisfaction

Advice to Senior Management

Historical hires are fired too readily whenever they bring in a new management team, and then a few years later that management team is thrown out and the whole process begins again. Maybe it would be good to question new management who wants to come in and fire everyone and bring in their own people.

Pros

Nice building if you are in NY
Professional employees, everybody works hard
Generally a good place to work,even for a short time

Cons

Not a lot of emphasis on building personal relationships between employees, feels a little aloof- I did not see many employees go to lunch together.

Advice to Senior Management

Emphasize building personal relationships
Provide free samples of make up to employees so that they would advertise it or rave about it to others.

Pros

i didnt have to drive to far to work.

Cons

the pay isn't the best.

Advice to Senior Management

wear good shoes.

Pros

Competitive pay and great benefits
Low stress
Great Benefits

Cons

Not many opportunities for advancement
Upper management sometimes loses touch with employees

Advice to Senior Management

Value your employees

Pros

Salary and benefits are good.

Cons

Disorganized and chaotic to work for.

Advice to Senior Management

Fix the top and the rest will correct itself.

Pros

Fun, creative industry in the middle of New York City. Really nice working environment with smart, nice people. Large advertising campaigns.

Cons

Revlon was in such a bad place financially, that they brought in finance people to straighten everything out. The financials have gotten so much better, but there are no marketing people at the top level. A brand-driven company should probably have some marketing input at the highest level...

Advice to Senior Management

Leadership is getting better all the time. As soon as the leaders trust what the workers are doing, the products will do even better.

Pros

Great Autonomy, They really let you utilize your skills to be sucessful.

Cons

Sometimes a disconnect between Marketing and retail ops and sales. This has led to some big failures.

Advice to Senior Management

Leadership works hard and many time they work with the hands tied due to a limited budget.