Worst job I've ever had - Copywriter The RealReal Employee Review

1.0
26 Feb 2020
Recommend
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Pros

working with clothes...but majority are pretty outdated and nothing anyone actually wants to wear

Cons

They make the job sound different than it really is when interviewing. Literally all you do is the same thing over and over all day everyday. You get racks after racks of clothes which you sort through individually, check for damages and then write their descriptions. And this is for 120+ items a day. I'm a pretty fast worker and typer and I could barely keep up with the ridiculous quotas. I felt like I hardly had time to pee and I had to rush through my lunch. I couldn't even take any of my other breaks so my days were just totally rushed and going because if you miss your goals 3 times, you're fired. Also, some managers were super unprofessional. Overall, the job itself just sucks. Anyone who isn't a manager is just miserable and pressured to meet insane goals and the job itself is extremely mundane.

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5.0
8 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Overall, the receiving team is very sweet and engaging. They try to help you when you need it or ask for it.

Cons

When you don't reach your goal, they do get on you/

2.0
13 June 2026
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Pay and commission can be good, but the structure is unnecessarily convoluted and not as generous as it seems, and you will have no work/life balance if you want to actually make consistently high commission. If you have a true passion for luxury and fashion, you do get a lot of opportunities to handle and interact with special/rare items, and depending on store location you can meet a lot of interesting industry people and celebrities, especially during Fashion Weeks

Cons

Poor and unsupportive management with extremely unrealistic demands and expectations; you will get virtually no training, but are immediately expected to know how to do everything. The overall company culture is just unpleasant and very cliquey, and there's constant employee turnover. The online customer service system is terrible, so you will frequently have to handle customer issues that have nothing to do with you/your sales.

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