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- "Relaxed work environment, unless you know theres two of you working and 15 teenagers walk in at once." (in 23 reviews)
- "Only pro I can think of is the 50% off discount and occasionally some free clothing." (in 19 reviews)
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- "Long hours but rewarding in the end when you're ahead of the curve in this industry." (in 37 reviews)
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- 5.0Jan 3, 2023ProductionFormer Employee
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The company closed in 2016, but I worked there from 2005 - 2014. It was great to work. I was able to learn many skills and it helped me get grab jobs due to my skills ever since.
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Since we did everything in-house - sometimes projects would get dropped on us - the company was very face paced.
- 4.0Sep 21, 2023Account ManagerFormer EmployeeLos Angeles, CA
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Awesome company everyone was really friendly
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Some of the coworkers were a bit racist
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American Apparel has an overall rating of 2.4 out of 5, based on over 1,088 reviews left anonymously by employees. 21% of employees would recommend working at American Apparel to a friend and 7% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -20% over the last 12 months.
21% of American Apparel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated American Apparel 1.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.1 for culture and values and 2.1 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at American Apparel to be career development, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be senior leadership, culture, management.
