Working at American Apparel in Los Angeles, CA: 10 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Los Angeles, CA Area

"I've worked for this company for over two years. It has been a great learning experience."

"Really excellent career-starting piece. A lot of reward for top performers and those wanting to be more involved. Decisions can be made by junior-level employees. The downside is the higher you get, the more you will lose your work-life balance as you will likely be on 24/7 on-call status with the CEO."

"The company is filled with young people who have an entrepreneurial spirit. This is what drives the company.Company does not believe in operating normally, too many rapid changes."

"Managed five facilities and assisted the Human Resource Department in the new hires, also generated job descriptions for the facilities."

"I've worked for American Apparel for 5 years. They are a very innovative and exciting company to work for. The unique model they run on gives you an opportunity to gain experience in several aspects of the company/industry. This unique model (run similar to a start up) creates a bottleneck however since all work is overseen directly by the CEO."

"Interesting, surprising, shocking, potential for a lot of growth"

What do you like about working at American Apparel?

"Flexibility of schedule and the people that I report to and work with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you are looking for an unorthodox place to work in the fashion industry, this is the place!"

What don't you like about working at American Apparel?

"Lack of sound judgement from management and a clear vision for the future."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Establish some operational controls and stick to the things that made the brand great...dump the rest."

"Danger, no one works here."

"American Apparel does not care about your family life."

What do you like about working at American Apparel?

"Job is challenging."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you are single, can afford to work long hours and want to learn, this is the job for you."

What don't you like about working at American Apparel?

"The work hours are long and they don't care about your family life. Most of the staff are young, single people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be considerate to people with families."