Is Chanel a good company to work for?

Chanel has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 2,960 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at Chanel to a friend and 52% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Chanel have been left by employees working as Chef De Projet Digital , Assistant Chef De Projet and Conseiller De Vente .

Does Chanel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Chanel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Chanel. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Chanel?

72% of Chanel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Chanel 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Chanel?

Fashion Advisor (108) , Beauty Advisor (84) , Sales Associate (84) , Manager (40) , Business Analyst (32) , Chef De Projet (31) , Stagiaire (31) , Assistant Manager (26) , Makeup Artist (25) , Intern (23) , Conseiller De Vente (20) , Chef De Projet Digital (19) , Marketing (19) , Project Manager (18) , Account Manager (16)

What are the pros of working at Chanel according to real employee reviews?

"good benefits but not as good as they use to be" ((in 103 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 63 reviews)); "Pay was good and i liked my job" ((in 45 reviews)); "Great team and willingness to teach!" ((in 45 reviews)); "Good salary and carrying for employee" ((in 43 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Chanel according to real employee reviews?

"long hours and hard to take vacation" ((in 35 reviews)); "Micro managed even down to the rota, you can’t be a your own manager, Chanel need to grow with the times and let managers actually manage." ((in 30 reviews)); "No work life balance and need to commit long hours to work." ((in 26 reviews)); "Some upper management are not the nicest people to work with." ((in 10 reviews)); "no career progression" ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Chanel layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Chanel layoffs and their outlook for job security at Chanel in 2026.

What Chanel locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Vémars , Pantin , Chamant , Paris , Neuilly , Compiègne

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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,238 total reviews)

Leena Nair

80% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

Chanel has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,238 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Chanel employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews

2.0

May 5, 2013

Luxury Standards for average pay

Retail manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great creative innovation. Growth outpaces the industry. Marketing/visual campaigns and creative direction from France is strong. Privately held company allows for decision making to support artistic creativity and brand image preservation. Culture and values are starting to evolve into more competitive, modern business models.

Cons

Chanel tends to hire from outside the company, versus development, promotion and advancement. Work-life balance is not respected; this is a very demanding workplace! A dysfunctional disconnect between sales force and NY office is challenging to overcome. Change to processes and modernization is very slow.

3.0

Apr 18, 2013

lead beauty advisor

Beauty advisor/freelancer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

get to meet great people, free fragrance,makeup and discounts on clothes shoes bags and accessories if your cool with the people who work in the boutique. its great for your resume opens a lot of doors people respect you more. the pay can be good but you just have to prove that you deserve it

Cons

long hours, stressed to make the quota, in constant competitions with others, dealing with huge egos

4.0

Apr 17, 2013

Smart people, good work-life balance, tiny office space

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The people at Chanel USA are smart, talented and passionate about what they're doing. They love CHANEL and care about keeping it the best brand in the world. Especially when compared to other fashion and beauty companies, the people are friendly and welcoming to newcomers.

Cons

Things move fairly slowly, since everyone is worried about being a "steward of the brand." Since it's headquartered in Paris, you have to wait for headquarters to get a lot of things done - which means sometimes projects get scuttled. Most of the offices are on W. 57th Street and 5th Avenue so there's no more room for people. Interns moving into a full-time position seemed like the exception here. They're happy to use free labor, but there's very little chance you'll become full-time.

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