Beyond Yoga Reviews

2.9

23% would recommend to a friend

(44 total reviews)
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Nancy Green

19% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Beyond Yoga has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 44 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Beyond Yoga employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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44 reviews
1.0
24 Feb 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

As everyone says, the people who work here are incredibly talented. Somehow they have the ability to wrangle very talented people (probably the facade of the mission) and those people have made this company what it is, though they will never get credit for that from the CEO/COO who think their complete lack of experience is somehow what has built the company ( it isn't). Be warned that anyone with experience and self-respect usually leaves. Its undergone a MAJOR loss of talent in the last year or so due to the wheels falling off as they try (and fail) to scale without the help of most of the talent that got them marginal success. Also, the waffles.

Cons

It's hard to understand how this company has gotten away with not yet being outed for what it really is inside ( maybe bc most people still think its a yoga studio), but it's a ticking time bomb. Beyond Yoga was founded by two women, this is true, but what isn't widely plastered on all their marketing materials is that it is actually run by the "COO" or husband of the CEO. Is running a company probably a trainwreck on the best of relationships? Yes. In this case its far worse. The nature of their relationship reaches "beyond" what should be tolerated in ANY professional setting and is common knowledge among the staff who deal with its complexity daily. It is sometimes glaring ( let's just say mansplaining the most basic concept is the least of your worries but ask any seasoned employee about some of the antics they have experienced in the old office) and sometimes subliminal like having to check in with him to make decisions he should have no part in (because he has NO experience in fashion at all much less that of a COO or marker/ creative direction/ whatever he decides he is an expert in that day). What is really distressing about this is that some of the smartest women in their fields have to make decisions based on this man's whims, random ideas, or god forbid the podcast he listened to the night before ( actually referenced in meetings as a valid form of making decisions for the business over peoples experience). No one is allowed to question his actual experience, or why his massive miscalculations that impact the business go un-noticed or admitted even when they are glaring. Yes, this female-founded " empowering" company forces the women who run it to kneel to one man with no experience and petulance for forcing his inexperience down everyone's throat. There are many, many other issues with this company... like the fact that their social media represents one thing but what is reality is totally different ( prob going to get caught) and the only thing keeping them even remotely relevant is their younger talent who they purge every few years by not giving them a competitive salary. basically, it's all a ruse for what is really happening on the inside, especially when it comes to their " diversity" and " inclusivity" which means nothing because all WOC who have power there have left due to major gaslighting or worse. To sum it up, you have a company that pretends to be female empowered being run by a man with no experience in fashion and who holds talented people hostage at his whims and a CEO who enables the charades because they are in too deep and she is co-dependant on not outing him. It's a trash fire going down a hill at breakneck speed with a narcissist steering marketing itself as an ashram of inclusivity and girl power. Not to mention the abhorrent cost of their healthcare which is apparently because " women" work there and have babies???

1.0
28 Apr 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Flexible work schedule, can work from home when needed -Free product 3 pieces a season -Holiday company spa day is nice

Cons

-You know this place is bad when there was a lawsuit against this company for emotional abuse while working there- true story they want to keep under wraps -Michelle the CEO is not a good leader, she is ‘nice’ when you meet her but make one small mistake(which may not be your fault) or say something she doesn’t like and she will belittle you and threaten you with a write up, so unprofessional. She is a mean girl underneath and will talk to you like a child. She does not have any leadership experience and was basically gifted this job from Jodi, even though their are much better qualified real fashion industry ceos who could do a better job -Jesse, Michelle’s husband(conflict of interest? Yes!), he is the CFO and is the worst, comes from a banking finance background so he thinks he knows everything but really does not understand this industry at all and will not take advice from any seasoned veterans who know more than him. Huge mansplainer and has been known to have anger problems and yell at people. -Revolving door on the Production team side, they’ve have FOUR heads of production in 3 years, because no one can stand the abuse from Michelle and Jesse and they are reluctant to change their ways -They hire people above you all the time, especially to those to have been there awhile, it’s their way to push you out which people either leave because of the disrespect or are fired -They promote the brand as inclusive which is done great on a marketing level, but very little of the product is size inclusive, it’s not where the money is so they don’t care that much -Dont respect other people’s time, everything is according to Michelle’s schedule, it is common for your meeting to be rescheduled 4 times to adjust for what she cares about that day. -There is no HR, which is terrible with the verbal abuse that comes with working here

1.0
31 Jan 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people (aside from C level) are what keep anyone at this organization. They hire wonderful, hard working, talented individuals and the company thrives on them, not the leadership. At some point everyone plateaus since the leadership is the only one responsible for your growth and Senior level end up leaving. Product is amazing, discount is good and office is pleasant. But the good only goes so far when no one respects the CEO as she is green and straight up mean. The CEO's husband (the CFO/ head of Ecomm) also a mansplainer who has been in a stand in for about 4 years.

Cons

Ill start with Glassdoor reviews. Almost every negative comment has been followed up with a a positive one from the "stand in CFO" who will write a positive review to balance the negative ones. This is known at the organization and pretty obvious if you look at the companies reviews here. Additional cons: - Absolutely no regard for emotional and professional boundaries with CEO and CFO. They are married and its constantly a battle between "mom and dad." - A revolving door of leadership. All seasoned executives who come in are the only hope to be the middle layer in saving anyone at the organization. The CEO has never worked anywhere else and her immediate "go to" for teaching is to write someone up or straight up fire them. - CEO and CFO are both temperamental and morally irresponsible to the organization. They belittle employees in front of and behind one another back. They are constantly challenging individuals to perform under unrealistic circumstances with high demands and little reward - Everyone is scared to write reviews because its small enough they try to figure out who writes what. If they spent as much time worrying about the Glassdoor reviews coaching individuals, maybe the level of respect would be higher.

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