Great place - EVP Sales Stylesight Employee Review

Stylesight is an incredible place to work. While it doesn't carry the risk of a smaller tech startup organization, it's still a fast-growing company where people can make themselves heard and really make their mark. The CEO and management are approachable and accessible. Everyone is nice and laid back and fun. We have a gorgeous newly renovated two-story office atop the historic former Ralph Lauren headquarters building. We have company meetings with beer and wine and cupcakes. Stylesight's business model is solid (I think genius, really) and the content people really know/believe in what they're talking about. I think the main difference between us and our competitors is our focus on client services, technology, and imaginative and insightful content. As for compensation, I don't know what anyone else makes, but my salary is on the high end for my position according to Glassdoor, so I'm pretty happy. If I wanted to make more, I could work for a larger and more traditional, boring financial services or media company, but having been there/done that I have learned the value of working for something where your contributions actually matter and you have the flexibility to grow and gain real experience. To be honest, I find the two negative reviews pretty shocking. They were clearly written by people who were fired. And the only two people that I know of who've been let go since I have been with the company truly deserved it, and were given multiple warnings they weren't pulling their weight. That being said, every month people keep getting promoted, so of course there's room for advancement. I've seen people be promoted to positions created just for them, because they were so valuable. It definitely depends on how much you contribute (which is how it should be!)

The company is still relatively new and small, so there aren't formalized training programs and there's no process for working at other offices internationally (which are small, anyway). We only recently hired an HR representative to standardize hiring and HR practices. Lack of organization means employees have to take more initiative - those more comfortable working for a large company or straight out of college may have to adapt to a more independent, less formal environment. Performance reviews are only yearly and there isn't a standard "road to advancement" - this is not the place for someone who wants a formalized corporate development process like in a consulting model where one can cruise control from analyst to manager in four years. Also, frequently one of the three elevators will break - that's pretty annoying. However, I'd rather work in a gorgeous stately "New York" building than a nondescript 1980s office.

If you love fashion and believe fashion trend is predictable, you should check this company out. Access to company generated fashion reports and images. Diverse work force. Most workers are fashion people. Summer Fridays half day. Wide hall way, black wooden floor panels and some views of Manhattan sky. Close to Bryant Park and NY Public Library.

If you don't believe fashion trend is predictable, you should skip this company. Work place is small and crowded. Freezing when AC is on. Office seems unusually quiet with so many people working inside. After work or during town meeting social period, people are lively. Restroom facility seems not in proportion to the work force. Fear of encountering rest room full occupancy. High turn over rate, unstable work force. Extreme negative reviews of this company on web sites.