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Updated Nov 27, 2023
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Found 206 of over 279 reviews
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Pros
- "Creating your own schedule the training is amazing and the personal caring for each Consultant" (in 22 reviews)
Cons
- "Then when you get a free product order they charge you retail price for only selected items." (in 3 reviews)
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- 5.0Jul 28, 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsCincinnati, OH
Pros
I've worked a lot of different jobs in a lot of different fields, and my job here at Pure Romance has been the best by far. It's a welcoming and encouraging environment, which is great for creative person like myself. You don't have to worry about being perfect at every aspect of your job. They're big on people, and training people on how to do the job they need you to do. You're surrounded by so many talented professionals, you can learn so much and sharpen your skills. I enjoy working here and contributing to the mission and the culture.
Cons
I don't have any cons to report.
- 1.0Oct 11, 2023Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee, more than 5 yearsCincinnati, OH
Pros
Other staff. Was able to make some of the best friends I've ever had, experiencing trauma together bonded us and we are still friends now even four years later.
Cons
CEO has serious anger issues, verbally abusive behind closed doors to corporate office staff. Others in leadership seem to be too scared to stand up for their teams. Sexual harassment a regular thing, especially for women. Reporting falls upon deaf ears or ends in lawsuits and legal gaslighting.
4 - 1.0Nov 27, 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 3 years
Pros
Great coworkers, everyone who wasn't management was very welcoming and hard working
Cons
The management and CEO have anger issues and run the company like immature highschoolers. They abuse their employees and fire people just because. Theres verbal abuse, sexual harassment and no HR.
2 - 2.0Oct 30, 2023National DirectorFormer Employee, more than 10 yearsCincinnati, OH
Pros
Making your own schedule is great
Cons
They used to be great and cared about their company and consultants. Now they just care about their second homes. They push they you should recruit but when you start spending less of your time selling and more time training they complain that your numbers aren't up. They literally tell you to work on recruiting so you don't have to work as hard and can make your money off of them but when you do they black ball you and berate you in front of other peers using foul language.
1 - 1.0Oct 16, 2023ConsultantFormer Employee, more than 1 yearChattanooga, TN
Pros
None! I would say discounted products but after you pay the ungodly tax and shipping prices, you're paying the exact same, if not more. If you had a good upline that didn't lie to you, and if you recruit others, you might make money. But you have to have lots of minions selling under you AND they have to meet certain sales goals. But of course, that's how a pyramid scheme works
Cons
Everything! You will go into debt. My upline was awful and didn't know what they were doing. They gave me false information that cost me a lot of money. Plus, nobody wants to buy from pyramid schemes anyway
- 2.0Nov 8, 2023Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee, less than 1 year
Pros
The conferences are the only good thing.
Cons
Everything. The culture is like high school. There's no support for people in their roles. The ceo will fire anyone on a bad day.
- 1.0Oct 21, 2023Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsCincinnati, OH
Pros
Every recruiter will nod sympathetically in your future job search, at one time having been hired by this company to recruit on their behalf, and then swore they would never work with them again. Every recruiter knows exactly how awful the company culture is from the top down. I literally had a recruiter (from another company I was considering) call me to let me know she felt like we should "have a conversation" about this company and the abusive culture before I accepted the position.
Cons
Downsides include verbal abuse, sexual harassment, a non-existent HR department, so there's no help in solving any work issues. Lots of "family culture," which is frankly frightening. I hope no one has family members who treat each other the way you will be treated at this company. Are there good people who work there? Sure. And none of them are in charge. Are there smart people working there? Sure. And none of them are in charge. Are there narcissists there? Sure. And they ARE in charge. I remember being on a company-wide call during the pandemic with their operations person, sharing how much profit the company was making...while they had frozen all contributions to everyone's 401ks... and trust me, they weren't in a hurry to start contributing again. They withheld those contributions as long as possible and never made them up, despite it being a part of everyone's employment agreements. But meanwhile, "record profits!" Give me a break. But that's who these people are. They say with straight faces that they never mess with anyone's money. There they are messing with people's money. They say one thing and do something else. From the interview onward, you can expect it will not be what they say it will be. Expect outright lying, blame, verbal abuse, and the worst company culture you can imagine. No one here is empowered. Everyone here is constrained. It was truly bizarre to work for a "top woman-owned company" in the region that was totally misogynistic. Good times.
3 - 5.0Jul 14, 2023Graphic DesignerCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearCincinnati, OH
Pros
The team I work with is incredibly collaborative. It's very pitch friendly and the best ideas win. People get to work from their area of expertise, and the ethos is very "make things you are proud of" which is the best motivator for a creative team.
Cons
As with any organization, communication across company could be improved.
- 2.0Sep 18, 2023Warehouse WorkerFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsLoveland, OH
Pros
Laid back in the summer
Cons
Told when to leave, in some cases, you can be forgotten about. Scattered Operations team that don’t communicate well
- 5.0Jul 14, 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 3 years
Pros
Co-workers collaborate and brainstorm together making for a fun and unique atmosphere. Manager is open to trying new things and loves to see passion from their employees.
Cons
I can't think of any.
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Pure Romance has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 279 reviews left anonymously by employees. 55% of employees would recommend working at Pure Romance to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -13% over the last 12 months.
55% of Pure Romance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Pure Romance 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Pure Romance to be benefits, culture, career development and the cons to be management, senior leadership.
