Disappointing place to work - Anonymous employee Sun Bum Employee Review

2.0
17 Mar 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Casual, open concept work environment. Office provides coffee and snacks. Encinitas, California is a beautiful location but with a very high cost of living.

Cons

Sun Bum has yet to implement an HR department to assist in employee issues / success. Sun Bum offers low pay with no benefits outside of partial healthcare. Sun Bum employees are recruited with large promises but once hired there is little to no follow through by executive team. Sun Bum has a lack of structure and communication across all departments. Most Sun Bum employees are dissatisfied in their current role.

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Pros

Culture. Work life balance. Brand

Cons

Growth potential and pay are low

2.0
20 June 2026
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Pros

Pretty laid back. Fun culture for those that have fun jobs. Any one in a behind the scenes role in IT, Finance, Supply Chain, R&D, etc. have to work super hard so the marketing and event people can play, travel and surf at lunch.

Cons

Pretty laid back is not good for business. No accountability. Executive team is in denial there is a culture problem even though lots of people have left in the past couple months. People with little experience or only experience at Sun Bum get promoted super easily and have egos and think they know everything.

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