Banana Republic reviews

3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(6,189 total reviews)

45% positive business outlook

Banana Republic has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,189 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Banana Republic employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews
2.0
Jan 5, 2023

Not worth it.

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Pros

50% discount at Banana Republic, Gap and Old Navy.

Cons

Terrible management; treats staff like they are disposable. All they care about is meeting sales quotas. They pay minimum wage and there’s no commission, and the quality of customer service they expect us to deliver is not commensurate with this. Management is very impersonal and will get upset if you don’t prioritize your (part time min wage) job over school. One time I called in sick and when i came in for my next shift the manager on the floor that day made a joke and said I was probably hungover from partying too much. Another time I told my manager I needed to decrease my availability during exam season and she said I wouldn’t be allowed to because they’re under capacity (hire more people, this is not my problem). Why am I expected to make $2000+ in sales for every shift selling overpriced clothing to Karens, basically let customers treat me like garbage and still have to kiss up to them, all for $15/hour.

1.0
Jul 9, 2017

Get off that sinking ship!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Really nice associates (for the most part). They work their butts off, day in and day out in awful environments with no commission and hours that are short and increasingly dwindling.

Cons

The company has also been on the decline for so long, it's going to be near impossible to resuscitate. The brand and its design has lost its direction and has essentially no appeal. How are we still able (and expected) to sell these ugly mass atrocities? The company has gone too deep and now relies on three-tired sales (e.g. Selling an item on clearance with another 50% off with another 20% off). How can it expect to make any money selling t-shirts for $3 and pants for $8? Customers know how ridiculous this is but greed machine is insatiable. The employee discount is redundant when customers are constantly getting better deals. They've also been trying to strum up some more excitement recently, but no one really cares about Kevin Love and Olivia Palmero's influence peaked a decade ago.

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