lululemon Reviews

Former Employee – worked at lululemon full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great company culture, company compensates and gives back to employees very generously. Pays for some fitness classes, flexible schedule (usually). Offers employees to go to Landmark Education after certain length of time employed. Fun, active place to work! Worked at the somerset location, very fast paced environment and high energy.

Cons – The somerset location has some management issues, the store manager has so many insecurities that she treats most of her employees like dirt, talks down to them and only promotes the ones who are no threat to her. There is a slight brain washing aspect to the company (only if you"drink the Kool-aid")

Advice to Senior Management – Respect your employees, practice what you preach. You claim you are a company about integrity, authenticity, and being genuine, so actually live that culture. When you ask for feedback, don't take offense, don't ask if you can't handle you employees being authentic and genuine.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at lululemon part-time for more than a year

Pros – motivating and fun group of people to work with. group fitness challenges. sense of community. goal building for personal and career growth. nice perks: discounts, complimentary workout classes.

Cons – requesting time off can be a hassel. must know plans further in advance, before the 15th of every previous month. most downsides of working retail are still visible here.

Advice to Senior Management – keep the fun and energy but remember it's still a business, you're not running a sorority house.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at lululemon part-time for more than a year

Pros – Fun, peppy, people. Lots of fun

Cons – None really that I can think

Advice to Senior Management – Good job to the management

Former Employee – worked at lululemon full-time for more than a year

Pros – Free Yoga & Fitness Classes for employees.
Generous Employee discount.
Positive, "Fun" & "Colorful" work environment.

Cons – Employees are required to create & publicly share (or post) "Goal Sheets" in relation to their personal goals as well as their professional goals.
Cult-like internal culture.
Employees are regularly expected to participate in "Community" activities, i.e. attending events, meetings or classes in the area, to implement word-of-mouth marketing for the company, without receiving pay.

Advice to Senior Management – I believe Lululemon has the best of intentions when it comes to their employees, however it takes a very specific tempermant to flourish there .
I think they might benefit from expanding some of their practices to allow for some different personality types to feel more comfortable working and growing within the company.

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

Former Employee – worked at lululemon as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – Lots of goal-setting, personal growth tools, community, training and sweating! Best part, the friends I made while working there. It is encouraged to work out together, so you really become close to your coworkers. Plus, you get lots of perks while working there beyond just a discount on clothes.

Cons – Too much onboarding, felt suffocating at times. Very competitive work environment that lends itself to cliques. As I said, it was a lot like a very positive and driven sorority. Overall a positive experience. Although since I was seasonal I was not invited to do the Landmark thing. Not sure how I feel about that.

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

Current Employee – been working at lululemon full-time for less than a year

Pros – Development opportunities, transparent organization, great health benefits, free fitness classes

Cons – Mgmt has limited experience, must be open to personal development

Advice to Senior Management – Practice what you preach

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

Current Employee – been working at lululemon full-time for less than a year

Pros – Positive and fun loving people work there, there are opportunities to work on your personal goals, positive, open environment and you get to know the local community you work in as well as the fitness community. Yoga classes and nice discounts on workout clothes can't be beat.

Cons – Working weekends takes getting used to, getting feedback can be awkward at first, it always seems to be negative, when they could have just said, hey next time try to do more x and y, instead of making a big deal and approaching you with this statement, "I have some feedback for you..."

Advice to Senior Management – Throw in more positive feedback for individuals on actual on the job activities, like "...today you were awesome when you helped that guest find the right yoga tank," etc. Perhaps spend more time coaching individuals, and less time in meetings with the executive leader team, seems you're always in a meeting. Educators need some attention, not just the budding KLs and your personal faves.

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

Current Employee – been working at lululemon full-time for more than a year

Pros – Work in Retail if you like yoga and open culture. (Non -Engineering)

Cons – Management taking technical and design decisions without involving Engineers. Bad decision making and lot of blaming.

Execution is important to management not creativity. Typical service based environment.

Credit only goes to people who execute and not to the people who initiates the idea.

Advice to Senior Management – More direct report meetings on how projects are executed. It is not always about what is delivered but how is it delivered and if people worked on the deliverables are satisfied.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at lululemon

Pros – good culture, good pay, fitness benefits

Cons – blurred work/life relationship, retail management

Current Employee – been working at lululemon full-time for more than a year

Pros – 1. Life work balance
2. Great people
3. Fitness benefits

Cons – On your feet a lot

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