Pros
Despite the list of cons below - which can not be understated, my time at RH was truly transformational in terms of exposure to immense workloads, learning velocity, and my ability to execute under tight deadlines, and continue to work though stress. I’m grateful for RH for teaching me large amounts of transferable skills, while also painting a clear picture of where I do not want to work long-term. I do want to call out that I was quite lucky to be surrounded by a very smart, and talented team of driven individuals who made my experience much more enjoyable.
Cons
You’ve read the other glassdoor reviews about how RH is a toxic workplace, and you’ll probably ignore them, just like I did. That said, here is a comprehensive list of why you should reconsider: - The CEO does indeed make every critical decision for the company’s future, which means there is no delegation for leaders, Directors, and VPs to operate their respective business units as they see fit. This leads to delayed decision making, operational bottlenecks, and a “slow as we go” operational philosophy - Values meetings hurt me - you will see fellow colleagues lie, sell their souls, and share corporate RH jargon about igniting the human spirit (cool sofa bro), in in their own self interest to stay employed. - Read the companies values closely, very closely, and ask yourself: Is this me? Do these values align with a business who resells marked up inventory from international vendors? What does school for cool have to do with furniture? Why is this personal? - Work life balance will be leaning towards the work side… long nights and early mornings are standard practice across teams. - Gary does own a majority of the business and as such, operates his global multi-billion dollar business as a start-up, where he will sign off on a majority of decisions - Gary did not host a single all-hands throughout my entire time being employed at RH, and most employees often felt confused as to where his time and energy were being allocated.
