Stella & Dot Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Stella & Dot full-time

Pros – I've worked with some of the best people I've ever met at Stella & Dot and learned some too. As a working mom, flexibility was important and they offered me that, from a lactation room right in the HQ, to time off even on short notice when I needed it and work from home days.

Cons – Sometimes management can be very unreasonable. In the field I work in, it's very difficult to set hard deadlines and expect that they will always be met - mostly due to unforeseen issues that crop up. It ends up with everyone working off hours within their mishmash of schedules. This is a recurring problem that has yet to be solved, but we've just hired new management that I hope can help address this.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Stella & Dot full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Not many, but there are a few smart people around the office. The really smart ones have already left. Most jumped ship right after bonuses were paid.

Cons – Management is a joke. Their sales are struggling. The business model is not working. The CEO is putting on an act to try and convince the public that there is a real business behind the sorority party, but sales are declining and there is a decrease in customer interest.

Advice to Senior Management – GIve up! The company is a sinking ship

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Stella & Dot full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – The job starts out being fun and exciting. The CEO is a great public speaker and puts on a great show when being interviewed.

Cons – What happens behind the scenes is a whole other story. The back room politics are disgusting. The communication to stylists is lacking, proofreading and spell check would help. They can not seem to stay on top of demand, distribution or future projections which leads to major back order issues and unhappy customers. When these problems arise the HO tries to spin it. That is not a great way to run a biz.

Advice to Senior Management – Start listening to your staff and your stylists and get real with what is going on with your company. Stop sugar coating everything and get real with the facts of biz. You are not paying attention to your supply chain or your HO staff which will not end well.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Stella & Dot full-time for more than a year

Pros – The CEO is a great speaker and initially very inspiring. Product is trendy and a lot of fun to wear. Huge following from the Stylist community that initially makes the environment fun. Stylists love working for the company and are vocal about it which helps recruit smart people to the Home Office. They hire smart people (although all the smart ones leave quickly)

Cons – Management does not get along with each other and there is a lot of tension between them. Many hidden agendas. Huge divide between functions that cause extra work for everyone. High turnover. Many sudden firings with dramatic exits. No HR department. Moral is terrible. No career growth. CEO does not know how to run a complex business. Suspect that investors will replace her with a real leader very soon.

Advice to Senior Management – Start caring about the people that work for you and treat employees better.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Stella & Dot full-time for more than a year

Pros – Ability to easily own your own business

Cons – Selling to friends gets old...

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Stella & Dot full-time for less than a year

Pros – The home office presents an excellent facade that keeps stylists happy. Behind the scenes, the corporate home office is scarily off kilter and a miserable place to work.

Cons – I have never seen more people crying at a company, including men, than I have at this one. The CEO keeps the small home office in a constant state of turmoil. Her management style, much like Steve Jobs, is by intimidation (but without the balancing factor of brilliance). The other executives act as enablers to this small dysfunctional "family." My office had a constant stream of weeping employees.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep you ear to the grounds and stop ignoring the horrifying corporate culture. The home office should be a fun and innovative place to work, and not the nightmare that it currently is.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Stella & Dot part-time for more than a year

Pros – Excellent customer and stylist support. Excellent product. Great incentives. Wonderful and inspring people. Excellent marketing materials and training available.

Cons – High initial investment to get a decent amount of stock for shows. Higher priced that some other trunk show jewelry so you have to really sell the quality.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Stella & Dot part-time for more than a year

Pros – Pushing myself, building strong friendships, helping layer my income

Cons – Being self motivated to sell.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Stella & Dot full-time for less than a year

Pros – The premise of Stella and Dot's entire business plan emulates exactly how I feel about how I want to be doing business. You should love your work, and enjoy sharing your successes with others. Women should be helping women all around the world to become better; better educated, better informed, have a better balance in life and be a better member of our Sisterhood. S&D is all about that. S&D is about strong women living bold & joyful lives. Amen to that, Sister. It sure feels good to inspire....

Cons – The only part of my job that I find challenging is that I work alone at home. I do not see other co-workers on a daily basis.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to support your Stylists in the manner that you have in the past with fantastic training, and live support, the continued connection with my Team & Upline through weekly contact and monthly Team Meetings, and the inspiring yearly HOOPLA conferences.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Stella & Dot part-time for more than a year

Pros – Work on your own schedule. Wear amazing products!!!

Cons – Must be good at networking and marketing yourself!

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the great work!