Pros
Bare Escentuals has a relaxed, generally positive culture with some very good people.
Cons
- Senior management is constantly making bad decisions; good people are jumping ship and running the company into the ground. - Product development has made several seriously bad decisions leading to lousy products, good people leaving and a seriously overworked, under-promoted and/or under-skilled team. New product quality is VERY inconsistent and untrustworthy due to mismanagement of product development and new launch schedules. - Promotions should not require nepotism or kissing-up, but that's de rigueur at BE. - Some departments have a really horrible work/life balance, working 70+ hours/week with senior management looking the other way. - Company doesn't know who they are, and they are NOT prestige cosmetics. This leads to making bad decisions around new product launches and marketing in particular.