Great brand marred by incompetent leadership - Manager Bulgari Employee Review

2.0
7 Jan 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Great brand, beautiful products, resources of the LVMH group, job stability, some truly inspiring colleagues, reasonable work life balance.

Cons

Dysfunctional and complicated organisation structure- almost impossible to get anything done, inefficient and outdated practices, lack of career growth, top down culture, too many jaded long tenured employees, no accountability outside of sales, Rome HQ- completely out of touch with ground realities, HR- major liability for the business, excessive centralisation leading to slow and often inept decision making and most of all- a culture that promotes mediocrity.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
4 Aug 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The brand carries prestige, and the product speaks for itself. Some coworkers were genuinely talented and supportive. I was given the opportunity to travel to Rome for a brand event—an experience I remain grateful for, despite the surrounding dysfunction.

Cons

Emotionally unsafe and psychologically destabilizing work environment created by boutique-level management. • High-performing employees are praised early on, then slowly undermined once they become visible or self-sufficient. • Questions are met with condescension, sarcasm, or outright retaliation. • Time off is initially approved, then weaponized later or used against you. • Leadership contradicts itself regularly and creates confusion—only to punish the fallout it caused. • Favoritism is blatant, and client hoarding by management is routine. • Public shaming, verbal snapping, and private gaslighting are normalized. • I was hired at a lower wage than newer, less experienced employees. When I brought it up, management falsely claimed we weren’t allowed to discuss pay. Multiple employees raised concerns to HR. Nothing changed. Those who spoke up were eventually pushed out or ignored. It’s a culture of fear—not excellence.

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