Burberry reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(2,061 total reviews)

Joshua Schulman

66% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Burberry has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,061 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Burberry employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Vendita al dettaglio e all'ingrosso industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
May 25, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Most staff members are amazing to work with including a handful of management members. The Brand Itself Sample sales Company discount

Cons

Boys Club Mentality (friends of friends fill high level roles and those under that umbrella are safe from HR cases) A “not what you know but who you know” promotion selection process Objectives are irrelevant, your score is predetermined on likability. Some Managers forced by senior managers to score staff below average without knowing staff members workloads or objectives. Senior managers and some directors can’t get the basics right, poor budgeting, poor management, bullying tactics, blame culture without accountability. If you aren’t a “yes” person, you will soon realise joining a union is a must. Training provided on a face fits selection If you ask for pay rises your pretty much told you should be happy to be working for Burberry and the benefits it adds to your CV. Outdated software has money thrown at it than admit it’s not fit for purpose. Hard work and innovative ideas will be ripped off and passed off as managers work or ideas. Town hall open forum questions are now always filtered and hard questions ignored or not answered. ****IF YOU GET A JOB, JOIN A UNION “GMB”****

3.0
Oct 31, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Great colleagues within the department, reasonable mid-level management to report to who offer opportunities to take on greater responsibilities as they become available (usually due to other employee vacancies) resulting in the ability to learn and grow professionally. Benefits are above average for industry: Healthcare, retirement, vacation/ time off, employee discount, staff wear, sample sales Encourages personnel to donate office hour time to charity events Prestigious brand with global recognition and broad customer awareness, resulting in strong sales and financials across all areas of the business: wholesale, retail, online

Cons

No matter how good a performance review, there are very few and rare raises or bonuses, mostly due to the excuse of the "global economic crisis" Title promotions across all departments are typically 18-24 months overdue, with a nominal (4%) bump in salary. Little opportunity for career pathing or fostering mentorships Overall communication from "the mother ship, London" office is vague and poorly shared with regional teams. Culture of senior management preferring the "simply do what we say" style over the "think on your own & problem solve together" Overall culture of secrecy across departments/ offices There are too many overpaid, underworked senior execs who are cronies w/ the other senior execs, for which either new highly compensated positions get created, or they are allowed to keep their well-paying job for which they contribute nearly nothing, while the majority of hard working, dedicated mid and entry-level personnel are ignored or their positions are "eliminated"

1.0
Oct 5, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

-Good brand -Staff discount -Easy to sell

Cons

-Managers seem to be hired through the Dilbert Principle. -Managers are extremely incompetent. -Contradicting instructions and quiet bullying by managers into resignation. -Terrible company culture. Employees and managers are encouraged to backstab one another. -The IT devices fail all the time, so if there's an issue, it will take ages to resolve it.

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