RH reviews

2.7

31% would recommend to a friend

(1,854 total reviews)

Gary Friedman

30% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

RH has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,854 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The RH employee rating is 24% below average for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0
Sep 27, 2011
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Pros

In many respects Restoration Hardware was a great place to work. The product we were selling is excellent (and so easy to sell), customer service was very good which was an excellent support for us. Restoration Hardware hires generally amazing people and provides a lot of product information support which helps you to do your job. The pay was ok, my team were very flexible on hours within the contrains of the retail industry requirements. The standouts for wworking with restoration hardware were the in store people and product.

Cons

I worked at a smaller store although we still did big numbers. Sadly, there was a HUGE discrepency between what we were paid and what people at larger stores were paid even though we were in the same geographic area. With fewer staff and a smaller store, we still managed to exceed our targets month after month yet were paid less. I found that Company Managers (as opposed to store managers) were slow to communicate information especially prior to them closing our store. Unfortunately they lost excellent employees who might otherwise have taken up their offers of other jobs within the company because of this. It was handled badly.

2.0
Aug 10, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

The pay and benefits are above average in the industry. The products are of decent quality. The commute is easy for anyone living in Marin County or San Francisco.

Cons

The only people who succeed at Restoration Hardware's Home Office are syncophants who never question anything said or done by the Co-CEO, Gary Friedman. The entire Home Office is a joke -- it's run like some childish popularity contest where you only succeed by back-stabbing your co-workers. There's no support from upper management as they are all only concerned with their own personal financial success. Even as they were doing three separate, massive layoffs in the course of less than two years (2007-2008) no one in upper management took a minimal pay cut or even considered it. There is completely wasteful spending on the part of Mr. Friedman that never allows for the proper level of staffing at the lower levels of Home Office -- some people work 60-70 hours a week while others enjoy daily two-hour lunches and don't even work 30 hours, even though they are salaried. This company will NEVER be successful until it cleans out the entire upper management team. And because it's such a toxic environment, the turnover rate is astronomically high as all the talented people have other options to find work elsewhere, so what you're left with are the less talented people who are stuck there becasue they can't get hired anywhere else. Sad.

4.0
Aug 4, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

The people that are working at the stores are really vibrant and great to work with. The dress code was recently changed and employees are now allowed to wear jeans - think "high-end hipster". The company reinvented itself, and is now seen in the leading design magazines; this attracts more customers and designers, hence, you are always working on something. The pay and benefits are competitive with other businesses. There is a lot of updated technology that streamlines all the systems - it makes working with merchandise and customers much easier. The customer service department has the nicest people that are able to help with anything and everything. The leadership teams - both in the store and in the field - is top of the line; they listen to your ideas, they work with your specific schedule, and know the balance between being your boss and your friend.

Cons

Sometimes your schedule will have an abundance of hours, or no hours at all. There are times when information that is passed down is repeated to the point that it is overkill. At times, it might seem like sales goals are more important than actually helping out the clients. Due to the brand reinvention, it seems that the company is looking to hire more people with design backgrounds. The company tends to spend a lot of money on distributing pointless information or having information sessions that are too overdone.

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