Estee Lauder Companies

"There is a lot expected from employees! But there is opportunity to jump to different positions. "

"This is a great place to have a career and most teams and policies are very supportive but there is definitely still some room to improve in terms of progressive talent approaches and benefits "

"ELC has an outstanding culture which embraces diversity and promotes inclusivity and growth! It is invigorating to be part of a company that 'walks the walk' as it relates to empowering and promoting women! "

"A great and supportive culture which empowers people who are ambitious and talented, with amazing female leadership who understand the female perspective of work-life balance as well!"

"Find mentorship and give it! Your knowledge, from both personal and professional experience, is actually wanted here. Speak up with your ideas! I know a lot of us women have experienced our ideas being shut down or taken by others in the past, but here, I truly have found that people WANT you to have the space to launch new projects, create teams, etc. "

"The learning and growth opportunities are endless regardless of gender. All employee's are given all the right tools to succeed. "

"The company is big, exciting, and competitive, but also has heart. We are incredibly female-centric and have many leading policies & benefits in place to support any kind of family situation and life stage, while being successful at work. Who you work for & the relationship you cultivate with your manager is key since they will manage the team differently and provide support/aircover when you need it."

"Absolutely, I’ve never seen a company prioritize inclusion and diversity throughout all levels of the workforce to this degree. Actions speak louder than words. "

"We all have kids and lives outside of work, and leadership understands that. Our team has the autonomy to make our own schedules, get our work done with a flexible hybrid working model, all while getting to collaborate with and learn from some of the best in this industry."

"There are great employee resource groups that cater to under represented groups that have helped me become more acclimated to the company"

"If you are interested in becoming the best version of yourself, value leaning into your strengths, possess a growth mindset, and enjoy delivering exceptional work, this is the place to be. In my ELC career, I have enjoyed the richness of each role and it is important to me to work for an employer who values and cultivates a culture of quality, family, inclusivity, diversity, learning and employee well-being."

"It's an innovative company and a technology organization that welcomes diversity."

"It is a great place to work with amazing benefits and great flexibility."

"ELC is a big company with a family heart. There's huge opportunity for learning, growing and making an impact. It's not easy, you need to be scrappy, tenacious and ambitious, and can have a great experience while building meaningful relationships."

"Ask a lot of questions to understand the culture of the area you'd be working with, the experience can be very different depending on where you are both level/function within the company "

"The maternity leave is amazing - the rest of it is not, unfortunately!"

"Company with Values and treats Women well but IT and online divisions need to get rid of old ways of working"

"The company policies in place support women extensively - whether it is their parental leave policy or their support of the BCRF - they show us they care by taking action. "

"Fun company culture, but when negotiating for compensation, tell them exactly what you need."

"Hard working and talented people peak at the manager level and are pushed out in 2-3 years. Directors and above take full credit for work done by managers (which can happen in other places too) but what is unusual is that reviews are inversely proportional to performance. Token women and minorities are hired to appease certain folks at the top but asked to work 60-80 hour work weeks (while old white men work less than 40) and although such folks are generating all the work output, they are not even taken to meetings to discuss that work output and constantly given negative feedback (though no changes are requested or made to the work output). "

"If you are pretty and have no self-respect, your life here could be decent. Generally, hard working and qualified people are expected to work harder (80 hours weekly), especially at the manager level, while prettier and well-connected folks work 40 hours weekly. Further, and this is true only here, directors take all credit for managers’ work and managers do not get to interact with anyone other than their direct boss. The company also rarely promotes managers and pushes them out every 2-3 years. Might as well give the same hours in banking to get a promotion and double pay out of it. Some pretty women are token promoted to show support of diversity but true power stays with the old white men. "

"The job can consume you. They continue to restructure the organization and downsize, putting more workload on those remaining. There really isn't a healthy balance, and if you try to make one, you're not a team player."

"Amazing and stimulating place to work in. Young women are valued and listened to"

"Women don’t support other women and it’s a company filled with women."

"Multi-brand opportunity provides young employees the ability to change roles, cultures and experiences all while working for one solid organization."

"A lot of energy around discussion on diversity and equality and importance of "family" environment."

"Estee Lauder is a good place to start your career."

"Be prepared - both literally and figuratively. This company doesn't accept unavoidable mistakes. And lose the ego. Everyone here is smart and impressive. "

"working here as a woman, i feel discriminated against. Seems like only a specific race and gender get ahead, regardless of experience. It's more of a who you know culture."

"This is a great company with amazing brands, high level talent, and so many job opportunities."

"Great culture but compensation not as high as other competitors."

"It is an energetic dynamic results driven company that employees many women and offers great benefits. However work life balance is challenging, and very dependant on philosphy of your direct manager. "

"Definitely a female friendly organization. We have many females in high-level positions, and most of our employees are female!"

"Can be a great place, depends on who you report to"

"Wonder opportunities, but only certain areas allow for work from home/partial work from home possibilities."

"I have been working for Estee Lauder for almost 5 years and have just returned from 12 weeks maternity leave. Benefits are good but not overreaching. Nothing is exceptional or special. Being a company started by a woman it surprises me that their benefits are at the minimum. Estee Lauder certainly has a lot of work to do if they want to be considered a top company to work for. However, the heart of the people are wonderful. This company is full of lovely, caring souls."

"Transition back from maternity leave is poor"

"This is a female-dominated working environment so I feel women and men are treated equally (if women are not treated better.) The leadership is predominantly women; they understand very well women's needs and also less likely to hold stereotypes against women."