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      Awe Inspired Reviews

      3.6

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (10 total reviews)

      Max Johnson

      100% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.7

      Senior management

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Culture and values

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      Reviews by job title

      10 reviews
      2.0
      29 Apr 2023

      Toxic environment masquerading as positive empowering place to work.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Flexibility on vacation time, most of the staff is awesome and location.

      Cons

      When you first start Awe after 3-5 interviews, you are loved bombed by Max the co-owner acts as if you are the missing piece to the puzzle of awe. You are his shiny new toy and so excited show you off and listen to to you. This is TEMPORARY! Be aware you’ll be stuck in hours long meetings where no resolution will be offer, don’t you dare voice your opinion/concerns especially if it doesn’t align with management/max. You will know when you fall out favor when the founder, cfo and coo starts ignoring you and treating you like you’ve committed some crime. If you try to bring this up your days will be numbered. Awe Inspired has started off as good company with a real mission behind it but due to the co-founder deep desire to be cool, relevant and like mejuri/missoma the brand is losing all its awe and leaves little to inspire towards. The sad part you’ll work with some amazing people who are incredibly talented and are having to push their opinions aside, to please a temperamental spoiled man, who thinks he’s above any type criticism.

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      Awe Inspired Response
      1y
      "Listen to the people you hired to their job!" "allow the people they hired to do their job." Why are you writing this same sentiment across multiple reviews? I would have listened to you if you performed, but you didn't. I believed in you and championed you, but your performance was disappointing and I have a responsibility to the rest of the business to right the ship. Please do not post on our Glassdoor again with another fake profile; let's please let this be water under the bridge.
      1.0
      22 Aug 2023

      Stay far away

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Location, some nice coworkers, snacks

      Cons

      The only thing this company is empowering is the nepo baby CEO's wallet. Catty, narcissistic and chaotic leadership. If you are not a "yes man" or "yes woman," they will push you out. The expensive c-suite execs brought in to right the ship are incompetent in their roles, dishonest and fake. Max Johnson will blame everyone and anything but himself for the company's failures.

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      Awe Inspired Response
      1y
      This review didn't age well. Look at us collabing with Julia Fox and Alanis Morissette, partnering with Planned Parenthood, selling at Nordstrom, growing 50% year over year and donating millions to charity. Seems like you leaving was a great call for all of us. Glad you enjoyed the snacks!
      1.0
      17 Apr 2023

      Becoming Toxic

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Some of the people are still trying to make it a good place to work

      Cons

      -The C-levels do not get a along and regularly trash each other in the meetings when the other one is not there. The CFO says the "best days are when the CEO is not there" The CEO co-founder says his mom, the Founder/President "does not know anything about this business and should step down" the President says her son the co-founder is too emotional and makes overly rash decisions. Also complains that the business she started does not have a place for her. Complains that her son tries to lecture her on feminism. CMO says she was misled about the culture of the org. -They claim female empowerment and diversity but they have laid off 4 people in the last year and all 4 were women of color. -They spent $50k on a party and then laid people off the next day -They hire people promosies bonuses but have not paid out one in the last 3 years. -They list people's jobs when they are still on staff -They promise unlimited vacation but give anyone who takes time off a really hard time about it -People regularly cry in their cars after work

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      Awe Inspired Response
      1y
      I'm sorry you had such a negative experience at Awe, so much so that you wrote this hateful and disingenuous Glassdoor review. I have a wonderful relationship with my mom, our Founder and President and my best friend. We've proudly built this business together for over 5 years to serve over half a million customers and give back millions to our charity partners. Building a family business isn't easy and we are used to people trying to tear us apart or tear us down. But my mom is a 3 time cancer survivor – she's survived so much worse than your petty lies. We will continue doing great things without you. In case anyone of note is reading this: - We've had to terminate 8 people over our 5+ year history. It happens for various reasons, but it is always awful. We dread it and view it as a tremendous failure whenever it has happened. - The majority of people we've employed in LA over the years have identified as people of color. So yes, some of the people who have been let go have been people of color. - We offer unlimited PTO and have never denied a time off request in our 5+ years of business. Last year our employees took an average of 18 days off each. - We've always had a performance based bonus program for senior staff that is awarded when performance metrics are met. This year (2025) we've extended the program to all employees.
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