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    Updated Nov 23, 2019

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    2.8
    38%
    Recommend to a Friend
    36%
    Approve of CEO
    Forever 21 Co-Founder and CEO Do Won "Don" Chang
    Do Won "Don" Chang
    1,958 Ratings
    Pros

    • "Experience in a fast paced environment" (in 303 reviews)

    • "all positive experience, great people" (in 153 reviews)

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    1. "loved it"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Staff RN in Orland, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Forever 21 part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      fun environment discounts flexibility fast paced chill quick paced

      Cons

      no down sides what so ever

      Forever 212017-06-10

    2. "Good employees but discount wasn't that competitive"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Sales Associate 
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Forever 21 part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Loved my coworkers and the fast-paced environment

      Cons

      Management doesn't do that much to recognize harder working employees and the employee discount is nothing compared to other stores. Hours sucked.

      Forever 212019-11-23
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    3. "Cashier"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Forever 21 part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      -Fast-paced environment and a lot of hours -Good start for your retail career

      Cons

      -Only 10% discount -Very unorganized management

      Advice to Management

      Please be more organized.

      Forever 212019-10-28

    4. "Love my job"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Visual Merchandiser in Las Vegas, NV
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Forever 21 full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Fast paced. Learn quickly. Everyone is so helpful

      Cons

      Not enough time to execute projects before the store opens

      Forever 212019-08-30
    5. Helpful (1)

      "It’s Never about people here."

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Store Co-Manager in Reno, NV
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Forever 21 full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Product is cute, and easily stoppable with discounts. You are in a very fast paced environment so you stay busy, and it is a good place for people new to a job to get started with a lot of different skills to be learned very quickly with no support in time to learn. It’s sink or swim from day 1 with no actual time allowed to learn how to swim.

      Cons

      No corporate or District level support. No culture for training and growing employees. Customers are not out first, and districts consistently make decisions that sacrifice the shopping experience. It is 100% about quantity over quality. The employees are never put first. The company constantly changes DOR and sacrifices work load, ethics, and employees Hours and paychecks when ever they need a quick fix. Hourly... associates are expected to be 100% flexible with their time and never know if the company will ask them to work crazy amounts of overtime 1 week, or cut them down to less than 10hrs the next. Large volume fast paced sales make all levels extremely stressful and new hires often leave because they can’t handle it. Benefits are not good and copays are crazy high. Maintenance in stores and LP procedures create questionable work environments. Turn over is high all year and hard to staff because the Higher ups do not value their teams and word of mouth is rarely positive for F21.

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      Advice to Management

      Take the time to invest training and value into your employees. Listen to your managers running their business and support their decisions when they make sense. Hold positive meetings when you visit stores or hold conference calls. All communication is constantly negative. Learn how to celebrate the wins! Create a better system for coverage to keep stores staffed and supported and hold District and Regional Managers... responsible when they can’t support their markets.

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      Forever 212019-08-26

    6. "Seasonal Retail Worker"

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      Former Employee - Sales Associate 

      I worked at Forever 21 part-time

      Pros

      Fast Paced, Friendly, Fun atmosphere

      Cons

      The staff/management frequently changed

      Forever 212019-07-24

    7. "Sink or Swim"

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      Former Employee - Buyer in Los Angeles, CA
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Forever 21 full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Fun environment (good managers), fast paced, accountability, change is constant

      Cons

      Emotional managers, high turn rate, brown nosers

      Advice to Management

      Not everybody is replaceable

      Forever 212019-06-30

    8. "It’s ok"

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      Current Employee - Manager 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Forever 21 full-time

      Pros

      Learning Fast paced Benefits are good

      Cons

      Job security Too Reactive Work/life balance PTO policy

      Forever 212019-07-09

    9. "Not as fulfilling as I would like but it keeps you busy throughout the day"

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      Current Employee - Visual Associate in Kennesaw, GA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Forever 21 part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Experience in a fast paced environment. Forever21 clothes are constantly changing and you become just as adaptable as the fashion.

      Cons

      Customers with no respect for the mess they leave in the fitting rooms and clothes they drop on the floor.

      Advice to Management

      Proper training for associates

      Forever 212019-06-19
    10. Helpful (1)

      "Need to have a thick skin"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Corporate Visual in Los Angeles, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Forever 21 full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Fast paced, exciting work environment

      Cons

      Lots of flaws in store operations; difficult to perform Visual role with payroll restrictions, poor management, etc.

      Advice to Management

      Invest in your people for positive results

      Forever 212019-05-01
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