BaubleBar Reviews

Cons

I Wish they could've stayed in NYC

Cons

Uncertain future
Unorganized
Long hours
Not much upward movement

The company has been cutting corners to save money including cutting people. Not sure how much longer they can last it will definitely be harder to improve anything if they keep downsizing when everyone is already overworked as is.
The company definitely needs to make a big change to stay relevant. Also needs more employees to do so which they can not afford.

Cons

They can't pay their bills, they're losing money, vendors are refusing to work with them, and the investors are ready to pull the plug on the whole thing. Their solution is to spend money they don't have on an office facelift even though employees are racing for the door.

Cons

Stressful at times, but that is typical for a high-growth company

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Inter team communication isn't that great

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There is not enough free bagels, cheap wine, near beer and free ice-cream to say that it is worth working at Bauble bar. Here are other reasons to just stay away.

-This company is full of politics and Micromanagers.

-Lack of Growth - You will never be able to fully utilized your skills. If you are looking for growth in a real company look elsewhere.

- Unprofessional work environment: Despite the corporate culture, they have some people that are creepy and /or very inappropriate including HR personel.

Lack of Regards for Privacy /

 One of the main reasons they got HACKED; no safeguard to anyone private information. Why pay for internet at home when you have all access to any website at work. You can literally sit back and stream your latest shows on their internet and no one would even care.

Cons

Terrible management and organization.

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I should start with this- THEY GOT HACKED AND LOST ALL EMPLOYEE TAX DATA. My SSN, name, income? all in the hands of an outside party. The letter they sent basically said "that sucks! good luck" and was signed by the COO because that's the kind of leadership you get from the founders.

Now, I am going to try really hard to leave that out of my review as best I can. That totally sucked but it happened after I left so I'll try to be impartial.

- super boring. The problems you solve are mundane. It's a retail jewelry business, it's pretty commoditized at this point. You just sort of go through the motions

- very little room for growth. Because management is so fragmented it was really hard for strong performers to get recognized as such. Getting promoted doesn't really happen a ton and when it does you just kinda had to be at the right place at the right time. My position was one where I never expected to be promoted, just an observation of those in entry level roles.

- unprofessional work environment: despite the corporate culture, people are surprisingly inappropriate. Some employees were known for being misogynistic and "creepy" but most people just lived with it. Since there wasn't a lot of top-down communication there is a lot of rumors and speculation among employees about what's going on. I guess that's normal in any work place to some extent but it seemed really over the top here.

Cons

There is no strategy or process which leads to priorties changing with no justification
Don't let the press about being "data driven" fool you. It's nothing special and everything is cobbled together with excel files and google docs
Upper management is comprised of complacent BaubleBar lifers and mean girls
Jewelry is crap that's mostly knock offs or was found in the garment district

Cons

There's barely any communication between departments. Some teams seem to work non-stop where as others are done with work in a few hours. You will have people with power trips and toss aside what you say. It does get catty but you will have an actively role in doing things because it's a start up. It's not a professional environment so if you're looking for laid back and nonchalant then this is for you. After a year the glow starts to wear off and it's not a place you stay at long.