Does Patagonia pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Patagonia employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Patagonia. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Patagonia?

75% of Patagonia employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Patagonia 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Patagonia?

Sales Associate (107) , Customer Experience Guide (44) , Retail Sales Associate (44) , Customer Service Representative (31) , Merchandise Processor (15) , Customer Experience Representative (11) , Seasonal Sales Associate (10) , Retail Team Leader (9) , Manager (8) , Sales (7) , Visual Merchandiser (7) , Customer Experience Associate (6) , Keyholder/Floor Leader (6) , AYUDANTE DE COCINA (5) , Assistant Manager (5)

What are the pros of working at Patagonia according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and company treats us well" ((in 95 reviews)); "great people and generous on discounts for employees" ((in 59 reviews)); "Great culture and proven products." ((in 41 reviews)); "Work life balance is good." ((in 25 reviews)); "Great coworkers and employee discount" ((in 22 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Patagonia according to real employee reviews?

"low pay but not terrible" ((in 53 reviews)); "Growing pains and poor management." ((in 22 reviews)); "Assistant Store Managers make around $48k per year." ((in 16 reviews)); "Hours are long." ((in 10 reviews)); "Unfortunately, upper management is blind to this and HR is not responsive whatsoever." ((in 9 reviews))

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Patagonia reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(699 total reviews)

Ryan Gellert

69% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

Patagonia has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 699 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Patagonia employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

699 reviews

5.0

Aug 30, 2015

Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best job I've ever had.

Cons

Not a lot of upward mobility.

2.0

Aug 27, 2015

Design Dept

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, great product, great rank & file co-workers, great town (Ventura) and location close to the beach.

Cons

Don't believe the hype; no upward mobility, bro-culture and nepotism rules and abounds. Executive management is only concerned about preserving their fiefdoms and do not want to hire talent they perceive as a potential threat to their cushy jobs. If you talk to anyone that has worked their for more than 3 years and isn't a bro/bra, they are miserable. Company has been unceremoniously firing lots of employees that have been there 15 - 30 years to make way for lavishly paying executives from Nike and Urban Outfitters the enormous salaries and to bring their "own people" in. A fellow employee/friend that is a manager was recently told by Executive Management to "not hire anymore 40 or 50 year olds." They just want to hire young, hip, good looking people now.

3.0

Aug 24, 2015

Good for a few years - then move on

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Beautiful campus, nice co-workers, laid-back office environment, some flexibility with scheduling (but not as much as people think), great overall mission, good ethics and good in-house food.

Cons

Day-to-day structure is bogged down in constant mini re-orgs and reporting line is super unclear, very little ability to move-up within the company after 1 or 2 promotions, extremely unqualified managers that the company takes no effort to train or oversee.

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Jobs at Patagonia

Senior Operations Manager, Customer Experience

Accounts Payable Supervisor

Frontline Recruiting Change Manager

Trade Compliance Leader

Customer Experience Guide - Seasonal