Honest review - Retail Associate Malin + Goetz Employee Review

2.0
Aug 27, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I enjoyed working with the other sales associates. Decent pay for retail. The shop managers are all great, can't say the same for upper management. Founders Matthew and Andrew are very nice and will take us out to dinner occasionally and they take the time to get to know us all on a personal level! However, they are no longer company owners.

Cons

Where to start... -Late pay and several missed meal violations. -Missed holiday pay. -HR rep is not familiar with the employee handbook. I had to email them screenshots of the provided employee handbook to back up some of the violations I needed the company to resolve. -OSHA violations (they don't even provide water for employees) -This company is no longer family-owned. The new corporate structure makes working here a nightmare. All they care about is money but they under staff stores which makes it difficult to make the store sales goal.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jan 30, 2026
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Pros

-vp of creative + retail design is the real deal, the stores are gorgeous -great time with other associates when not overly policed -training + education manager is great and genuinely wanted to hear our unfiltered opinions on the brand

Cons

-poor sales are result of marketing being outdated and uninspired -for a brand founded by members of the lgbtq+ community, they fall flat in supporting progression with work culture and brand expression -they care about the east coast far more, while west coast is expected to perform without the tools to do so -they do not care to understand Los Angeles at all, then wonder aimlessly on how their sales’ performance *may* lack consistency -the store is surveillanced heavily as if they have nothing better to do -senior director will say “you are great!” then hand you a write-up the next day. incredibly inauthentic!

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