"This company is not in business anymore."
What do you like about working at Russ Berrie?
"It was fun, and the art department was young and full of great ideas"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"I wouldn't. Unless you'd like to get laid off."
What don't you like about working at Russ Berrie?
"I was an intern and I felt I was better than a few of the full time artists. However no one wanted to hire me full time. Then everyone got laid off."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"When the owner Russ Berrie died the company went downhill. The company was left in bad hands and as a result had to lay off a lot of people."
"Russ Berrie is a forward thinking family based company"
What do you like about working at Russ Berrie?
"The freedom of my schedule and the consideration of input they take from sales people"
What don't you like about working at Russ Berrie?
"that they are laying me off in August due to budget cuts"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Some more research should be put into products and not follow other industry leaders"
What do you like about working at Russ Berrie?
"I enjoyed working with the products they developed and sold."
What don't you like about working at Russ Berrie?
"Company was completely unorganized and not open for change."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Too many people in management positions where a lot of talking is done and not a lot of execution. Company needed to be more open to new ideas and newer, more modern ways of doing business."
Russ Berrie has an overall rating of 4.6 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 2 Russ Berrie Review Ratings left anonymously by Russ Berrie employees, which is 18% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at Russ Berrie.
Russ Berrie employees earn $50,500 annually on average, or $24 per hour, which is 23% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 1 Russ Berrie employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Russ Berrie Salaries by Job Title.
100% of employees would recommend working at Russ Berrie with the overall rating of 4.6 out of 5. Employees also rated Russ Berrie 4.9 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.5 for Rewards You Receive, 4.0 for Growth Opportunities and 5.0 for support you get.
According to our data, the highest paying job at Russ Berrie is a Vice President at $175,000 annually. Browse Russ Berrie Salaries by Job Profile.
According to our data, the lowest paying job at Russ Berrie is a International Sales Coordinator at $30,000 annually. Browse Russ Berrie Salaries by Job Profile.
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Russ Berrie to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.
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