Pros
At one time the Ralph Lauren culture was something to be proud of. There are no longer any pros working for this brand other than the discount and the customer. Working with the customer was the best part. Creating customer relationships was my favorite thing to do.
Cons
No work life balance. Worked 60+ hours a week consistently. District managers and regional directors took advantage of store level employees, spoke inappropriately about other leaders, and made negative remarks about overweight or gay or ugly managers. They Frowned upon hiring associates that were average looking, or had dreadlocks or were disabled and did not want such people interfacing with customers. The fair employment departments purpose to protect employees from unfair treatment, did nothing to help or protect employees and went as far as to believe the guilty party rather than the victim. Upper management would lie to save their own skin and throw you under the bus for self preservation. The entire organization is filled with incompetent, self serving, arrogant, unprofessional people that would have no job if not for this job.