The Honest Company Reviews

Cons

we need more people at levels in the company that will execute on the work
some areas of the business still need right people to do the job

Cons

-Top heavy corporation - about 10 C-suite execs
- Lack of bottom tier resourcing - there are not enough people to physically do the work (outsourcing becomes SOP )
-Lots of decisions are made "on the whim" without examining business implications (time, cost)
-The saying goes that 80% of the work is done by 20% of the employees, but at Honest its about 95% of the work being done by 5% of the employees.
- Highest turnover youll ever come across - I had 5 bosses in 12 months
-Strategy shifts every few weeks and with every new boss
- ZERO CPG STRUCTURE (none, nada, negative) - fend for yourself, chase your timelines, deliverables and margin as far as you can ALONE... because youll soon find out that no one cares about delivering goods to market

Cons

Poorly managed if managed at all

Cons

Honest attracts a lot of good hearted people with their golden mission. However, that mission is now hollow and the company has become a chaotic and toxic sham of what it was meant to be. This is largely due to weak minded leadership that is so incompetent that it resembles blatant negligence. Examples:

- Seriously flawed internal and external communication and management of major manufacturing quality issues that was borderline unethical
- Sexist remarks made by senior leadership that went unquestioned
- Yearly goals shared in Q2 that were dropped shortly after and replaced with nothing, leaving teams in complete confusion with no direction
- Glassdoor littered with fake reviews per the request of management

I know my experience is not unique. Most people I know left filled with disappointment and completely burned out. This is my honest and most objective review and I wish I knew these things before I joined.

Cons

- Continued change as the business and strategy is evolving, which can be challenging at times
- A lot of business initiatives to deliver on with limited resources in some areas, but leadership is aware and are making efforts to correct this

Cons

The pay wasnt at its best for the work put in

Cons

Definitely some belt-tightening, which is hard compared to the "old days," but there's transformation taking place so I understand why.

Cons

Communication between creative and certain technical departments was observed to be limited and inefficient

Company updates or milestones were publicly announced before announcing internally to the dedicated employees of the organization

Some critical roles were filled by employees that demonstrated limited knowledge in their area of expertise

Inadequate employee participation regarding product pipeline initiatives and processes

Critical responsibilities have the potential to be passed on to less qualified personnel

Product pipeline initiatives seem to not thoroughly consider critical aspects of product sustainability

Lack of generation/coordination/control of product-related documentation and assets

Productivity is negatively impacted by frequent turnover (newly vacant positions risk either not being filled or completely eliminated)

Minimal emphasis on preventative measures related to product-impact which results in ad hoc/reactionary approach to product-related issues

Sweeping changes to company-wide goals has the potential to make employee-adaptability difficult and stress-inducing

Office amenities and perks are declining

Departments/personnel are not held accountable for not fully carrying out their responsibilities

Learning opportunities for the organization seem to be taken for granted which results in significant repeat errors

It was observed that some departments/department heads offered limited insight in their area of expertise

Some departments demonstrated weak initiative to own responsibilities critical to the product development process

Employee narrative regarding compensation suggests that employee compensation is not competitive with the current job market

Too many management positions and not enough employees to execute required tasks

The quality of work completed within the organization is being negatively impacted, in part, due to the lack of resources.

Many Honest products are lacking in quality and effectiveness and there seems to be no initiative to address this opportunity for improvement

The unpleasant sentiment in seeing a co-founder removed from an enclosed office and placed in the corner of a common dwelling space without any explanation. This calls into question the dynamics taking place among executives/HLT.

Overall, there is no doubt the organization is mission driven. Unfortunately, the organization's drive is overshadowed by the lack of discipline, tools, and certain critical personnel to effectively execute and coordinate company wide initiatives. Furthermore, it was observed that experienced/knowledgeable employees were burdened with demanding/unrealistic work loads

Cons

Please read thru all the reviews here on Glassdoor. Suggest sorting by date and taking the time to read thru. The positive reviews are either written by HR or Mgt strong-armed enoloyees to “write something positive

Thus company was once great and a terrific place to work. Many of us came in very early and worked long past 5 pm because we believed in the mission, saw a bright future for Honest and enjoyed our peers & Mgt team. Those days are long gone. Our CEO sits in his office and rarely interacts with employees outside of his Clorox pais. He had surrounded himself with “yes” men and women who say what the Board wants to hear: not the truth of our dying day tonday business. Retailers are losing faith in us and worst of all, moms aha e started to figure out the REAL Honest Co which isn’t honest AT ALL

Cons

A lot of people are leaving, which management has completely ignored. Everyone is completely overworked and under appreciated. Because of budget cuts and a push to report high numbers to the board, those who leave aren't replaced, and the ones who are left are now expected to perform the same but with twice the work.
And instead of acknowledging and appreciating those who are picking up the slack, it gets completely ignored because everyone is being overworked.

"Unlimited vacation" sounds cool, but translated means you now bring your work with you on vacation because vacation no longer exists. Also, a clever way for management to avoid pricey payouts of the many people who have been leaving.

And although they tout themselves as a "mission-based" company, it is just a clever disguise for the corporation it really is. Management is all-too-desperate to protect their bottom line that it comes at the expense of the ones who helped build the company to begin with. Also truly the first company I've ever seen who gave their employees absolutely no Christmas gift whatsoever- not even a dumb giftcard or a box of chocolate.