This place would have so much potential under different management - Anonymous employee StyleHaul Employee Review

1.0
10 Jan 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I met a handful or really great people here, people I will be "work friends" with for years to come - I'm glad they're in my professional network. I learned a lot from them and I was also fortunate to have a pretty good boss. If you do decide to join StyleHaul (which I don't recommend - see below) make sure you don't make a lateral move but get a title bump out of it. They pay fairly well, but be skeptical of any bonus they say they will pay you.

Cons

Culture - The best way to describe StyleHaul is it's like Melrose Place (TV show) - the CEO and CMO have been best friends since jr. high, and the CMO and CFO are dating. They create a very unsupportive (and sometimes hostile) culture and always have secret side projects going on that undermine what you and your team are working on. At the end of the day this business is just not moving forward. The influencer space is so over saturated and they have really poor contracts with their influencers and they're not recruiting top influencers and they are losing top influencers. They are trying to pivot into a data company however they don't own any of the data, they are hacking into sources to get it so it could all come tumbling down any minute. C-suite will often set the entire office into a frenzy when they are getting pressure from their parent company - RTL. Every few weeks you'll be treated like a grade schooler and be yelled at and demand that you are in your seat working my 9am, meanwhile the CEO waltzes in the call center like office once or twice every other week and doesn't talk to anyone except a few choice people (and throws major shade at most of the office). Anyone who tries to push things forward will eventually get pushed out. Yes, there is free food, but honestly you should never take a job for the free food, it's not worth it.

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StyleHaul Response
8y
Thank you for the feedback. We are grateful to former and current employees who share constructive, candid opinions in an effort to impact the business and culture in a meaningful way. We're glad that you were able to learn and expand your professional network while at StyleHaul and wish you the best in your future endeavors.

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5.0
12 Jul 2021
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Pros

Paid internship, kitchen full stocked, friendly people, parking garage

Cons

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2.0
4 Jan 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

work life balance is mostly respected. my direct manager is fantastic: a great role model and protector from the chaos surrounding our department/team. nyc office is small, intimate and everyone really gets along. free food, office happy hours, and stylehaul swag is a plus!

Cons

innovation or any new ideas presented internally moves at a glacial pace for approval. unfortunately, the company can not pivot quick enough to keep up with competition in the marketplace. company having a difficult time facing reality and tough competition in the marketplace - almost in denial! upper level management (c-suite) is in their own bubble and disrespects all outside offices - can you imagine your CEO, CMO and CFO walking into your office and not saying hello? they ignore everyone and sit in a conference room with the door closed, giving the marketing team crazy deadlines and putting us in awkward positions because we would be working on projects for c-suite to sell around their own sales team. it does not feel like a unified and cohesive organization! Overall, the c-suite promotes a terrible corporate culture. layoffs happen every 3-4 months to get rid of the bottom performing 10% of the company - but headcount is never replaced.

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StyleHaul Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback. As a fast-growing company in the ever-changing digital space, the executive team is constantly tasked with prioritizing initiatives to respond quickly (and smartly) to market demands, and sometimes initiatives may take longer to ensure proper execution can be achieved. The C-team has made a point to designate open office hours to connect with employees and to have as open of dialogue as desired, and management works hard to keep the business moving forward while sharing relevant updates with staff. In the last 2 years, Stylehaul has gone through one substantial reorganization, and that was to actually increase our headcount in key areas of our evolving business. Our employee count has constantly grown each year, and we are thankful to have an active, engaged workforce that contributes to the success of the company on a daily basis.
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