As a former employee who has since left LovelySkin for far greener pastures, I feel an obligation to warn those considering accepting a job offer from this company.
First, every negative comment you’ll read on Glassdoor and elsewhere regarding Joel Schlessinger’s coercive, overbearing “management style” is true—don’t make the mistake of signing on to have this person be your boss. Surely there are worse out there, but I can say unequivocally that he is the worst I’ve ever had. No matter which department you work in, he’s there over your shoulder (often literally, with cameras), interjecting bad ideas while making your job needlessly stressful, so at the end of the day you don’t feel good about yourself or the work you’ve done.
There are many examples (too many) of Joel Schlessinger’s unethical business practices and utterly bizarre behavior unbecoming of a CEO that I would love to share in this review, but Glassdoor recommends sticking to your opinion rather than listing facts to support that opinion. As I would have a difficult time proving what I know to be true by years of firsthand experience and observation, I’ll just say that Joel Schlessinger’s actions reflect his mindset and his company culture: that he’s the smartest guy in the room, that he doesn’t trust you to do the job he hired you to do, and that he will lie to anyone (customers, vendors, and employees alike) if he thinks it will get him ahead.
My advice to potential employees: keep searching, because you can do much better. My advice to my former colleagues: you’re better than LovelySkin. Joel Schlessinger doesn’t deserve your efforts, nor does he deserve to be a business owner.
Thinking back on my time at LovelySkin, it makes me feel ill that I contributed, even in a small way, to this man’s success.
