TOMS - 15 minutes of fame is over - now what? - Anonymous employee TOMS Employee Review

2.0
8 Jun 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1) Casual dress 2) Close to beach 3) Giving trip is a unique opportunity to travel to a less-frequented location and experience a culture in a way not many people have

Cons

1) Sales and profitability of the company as a whole is not going according to plan (regardless of what management says in all hands meetings) and is not likely to be turned around in the future 2) Most likely outcome of Bain investment is continued cost cutting (including layoffs) as the company continues efforts to pay down substantial debt burden 3) Ultimately, if the company cannot adequately grow sales, there is nothing here - no job security, no giving, no career growth or advancement

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5.0
15 Apr 2026
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Pros

Great people and great mission.

Cons

None. It was a great place to work.

3.0
18 Jun 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Still committed to sustainability with its B Corp status. - Committed to donating to various good causes despite declining sales. - Good maternity/paternity leave. - 401k and Good Dental Insurance. - Office is pet friendly. - People that work there are nice and pleasant to work with.

Cons

- 5 different CEOs in the last 7 years. - 6 layoffs in the last 8 years (staff has been cut by more than half). - Giving model has been diluted so that company profits are the main goal. - Rolled back key employee benefits like half-day Fridays and now mandates RTO for their employees even though leadership benefits from WFH. - Quietly rolled back DEI by cutting off the funding and laying off the people who supported it (lip service at this point). - Tech leaders in the company signal that they want to employ AI to eventually replace people. - Company founded on revolutionizing the business world through its philanthropy is now playing it safe; don't want to alienate their MAGA customers. - It's one thing if these things actually brought in more money for the company, but all it's caused is more headaches, low morale, and people no longer believing in the company mission. - Some departments have leaders that care about the mental health and well-being of their people. Meanwhile, other teams are getting their resources taken away and having work being dumped on them with no buy-in, pre-planning, or notice. It seems like with every "re-org" leadership becomes more autocratic.

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