David's Bridal Culture | Comparably
David's Bridal is a mobile application developer and publishing company. They have created apps for iOS and Mac. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
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TOTAL
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David's Bridal Company Culture

David's Bridal Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.7/5
David's Bridal's Overall Culture is rated D

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

David's Bridal CEO

Bottom 10%Bottom 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Paul Pressler David's Bridal's CEO
Paul Pressler
52 /100

Diversity at David's Bridal

Bottom 40%Bottom 40% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C

Diverse employees at David's Bridal have rated Environment, Team, and Work Culture as the highest categories they have scored

Women at David's Bridal

Bottom 45%Bottom 45% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C

Women at David's Bridal have rated Environment, Perks And Benefits, and Work Culture as the highest categories they have scored

David's Bridal eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Bottom 15%Bottom 15% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

-46

David's Bridal employees are -46% more likely to recommend David's Bridal as a great place to work

20%Promoters
14%Passives
66%Detractors

Working at David's Bridal

Working at David's Bridal is rated below average by 591 employees, across various culture dimensions. David's Bridal employees rate Environment highest among all categories, and think that Leadership and CEO Rating have the most room for improvement, putting David's Bridal’s culture in the Bottom 20% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 20% compared to other companies in Wilmington, DE. See below in detail how working at David's Bridal was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at David's Bridal

D

Overall Company Culture at David's Bridal is rated D

Last updated 9 days ago

Bottom
20%

David's Bridal ranks in the Bottom 20% of other companies on Comparably with 5,001-10,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 591 Employees

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Design
76
Design76
Operations
76
Operations76
Customer Support
68
Customer Support68
Sales
65
Sales65

David's Bridal Employee Reviews

Out of 388 David's Bridal employee reviews, 66% were positive. The remaining 34% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping David's Bridal improve their work culture.

66%
34%
Positive Reviews66%
Constructive Feedback34%

Positive Reviews From David's Bridal Employees

  • What did you like most about the interview process?
    The interviewer made an effort to listen to me and connect in a way that I knew she heard me and appreciated what I had to say.
  • What did you like most about the interview process?
    Its been so long i cannot recall
  • What makes you most happy at work?
    My coworkers are the best

Constructive Feedback From David's Bridal Employees

  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Training managers at the stores
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Communication and caring about their employees
  • What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
    There was no company meeting. No one is on the same page. There's a bunch of gossiping women there and one man.

David's Bridal Company Information

David's Bridal Company Overview

David's Bridal is a mobile application developer and publishing company. They have created apps for iOS and Mac.

David's Bridal Mission, Vision & Values

David's Bridal Mission & Values

We want every woman to shine-for prom, her wedding, and beyond-and we're looking for people with fresh energy and ideas to join us in creating a uniquely personal retail experience.

HeadquarterConshohocken, PA
United States of America
Websitewww.davidsbridal.com
Founding Date1950
Tel610-943-5000
Company StatusPrivate

David's Bridal Competitors

David's Bridal competitors include Nordstrom and Macy's. David's Bridal ranks 3rd in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how David's Bridal compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Nordstrom's Logo
    Nordstrom
    3.3/5
  2. #2
    Macy's' Logo
    Macy's
    3.0/5
  3. #3
    David's Bridal's Logo
    David's Bridal
    2.7/5
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
David's Bridal employees generally work 8.0 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at David's Bridal report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
77% of David's Bridal employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
David's Bridal employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
60% of David's Bridal employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
David's Bridal employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
Feedback
A Day in the Life
50% of David's Bridal employees call their work environment positive
Environment

David's Bridal Employees

591 employees at David's Bridal have reviewed David's Bridal across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 9 days ago.

Overall, the 591 David's Bridal employees give their leadership a grade of D-, or Bottom 10% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at David's Bridal are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at David's Bridal, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at David's Bridal are generally satisfied with their team. 591 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C-. Less than half believe the meetings at David's Bridal are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at David's Bridal believe the environment at David's Bridal is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at David's Bridal is comfortably fast. About 82% of the employees at David's Bridal work 8 hours or less, while 4% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at David's Bridal are dissatisfied, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

Joining David's Bridal - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining David's Bridal is that the company was very prepared on their first day. David's Bridal employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 67% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

David's Bridal KPIs and OKRs

At David's Bridal 60% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of David's Bridal's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 13 David's Bridal employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 4 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes31%
No69%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes60%
No40%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

David's Bridal CEO & Leadership

David's Bridal CEO - Paul Pressler

Paul Pressler David's Bridal's CEO
52 /100

Paul’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting Paul in the Bottom 10% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 10% compared to CEOs of all other companies in Wilmington, DE. Paul Pressler’s employees rank David's Bridal in the Top 35% for Environment, in the Bottom 35% for Office Culture, and in the Bottom 35% for Team. Pressler is generally unpopular with David's Bridal employees, but ranks especially low with employees with 6 to 10 Years experience, and by African American/Black employees and employees identified with Other ethnicities. However, Hispanic or Latino employees have a slightly more favorable view of the CEO. When compared to David's Bridal’s competitors, Paul Pressler ranks below both Macy's CEO Jeff Gennette and Nordstrom CEO Erik Nordstrom.

David's Bridal Leadership

The David's Bridal Executive Team is rated a “D” and led by CEO Paul Pressler, Executive Vice President of Merchandising, Design & Product Development Ann Acierno, and Design Director of Bridesmaids & Social Occasion Juliana Chan

  • Paul Pressler  CEO / President

    Paul Pressler CEO / President

    Mr. Paul S. Pressler is a Partner and Operating Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Inc. Mr. Pressler joined Clayton,... read more

  • Ann Acierno Executive Vice President of Merchandising, Design & Product Development

    Ms. Ann Acierno serves as an Executive Vice President, of Design, Merchandising & Product Development at David's Bridal,... read more

  • Juliana Chan Design Director of Bridesmaids & Social Occasion

    Juliana Chan serves as Design Director of Bridesmaids and Social Occasion at David's Bridal, Inc. and served as Dress... read more

  • Gary E. Erlbaum Secretary, Treasurer and Director

    Gary E. Erlbaum has been President of Greentree Properties Corporation since 1983. Mr. Erlbaum has been Secretary and... read more

  • Joan Hilson EVP, CFO

    Joan Hilson serves as the EVP, CFO of David's Bridal. Joan started at David's Bridal in March of 2014. Joan is... read more

  • Adrienne McLaughlin VP Finance

    Adrienne McLaughlin serves as the VP Finance of David's Bridal. Adrienne started at David's Bridal in October of 1997.... read more

  • Theresa Backes VP, Store Operations

    Theresa Backes serves as the VP, Store Operations of David's Bridal.

  • Drew Bennett VP, Field Human Resources

    Drew Bennett serves as the VP, Field Human Resources of David's Bridal.

  • Gary Walker Senior Vice President - Finance

    Gary Walker serves as the Senior Vice President - Finance of David's Bridal. Gary started at David's Bridal in March of... read more

David's Bridal Salaries

How much does David's Bridal pay?

How much do people at David's Bridal get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at David's Bridal is $121,269, or $58 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $114,202, or $54 per hour.

At David's Bridal, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $224,732 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $36,000 annually. Average David's Bridal salaries by department include: Operations at $119,737, Product at $151,630, Admin at $73,185, and Legal at $150,110. Half of David's Bridal salaries are above $114,202.

231 employees at David's Bridal rank their Compensation in the Bottom 20% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 699 ratings) while 222 employees at David's Bridal rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 15% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 227 ratings).

Salaries contributed from David's Bridal employees include job titles like Jr Designer, Event Planner, and Admin Assistant. Comparably data has a total of 2 salary records from David's Bridal employees.

Last updated a month ago.

1st Percentile
$58k
$58k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$87k
$87k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$112k
$112k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$163k
$163k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$219k
$219k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$245k
$245k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$278k
$278k100th Percentile
$121,269*
Average Compensation
$114,202*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

David's Bridal Salaries by City

David's Bridal Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at David's Bridal

Diverse employees at David's Bridal score the company 63/100 across various culture categories, placing David's Bridal in the Bottom 40% of companies on Comparably with 5,001-10,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at David's Bridal across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 77/100
Tenure - Less Than 1 Year
Men 75/100
Department - Sales
Diverse Employees 77/100
Tenure - Less Than 1 Year

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 65/100
Department - Sales
Men N/A/100
Diverse Employees 57/100
Department - Sales

David's Bridal Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy

David's Bridal PTO

David's Bridal's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 20-30 days off a year with 50% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is David's Bridal's 3rd most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 33% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. David's Bridal's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a less than $500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time34%
Vacation Policy33%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution33%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo25%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo0%
$500 -$1000/mo0%
Less than $500/mo75%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

David's Bridal Careers

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H1B Visa

In 2019, David's Bridal applied for 2 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

2
Total Applied
  • 100% Granted (2 out of 2)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 2)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 2)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 2)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let David's Bridal Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in David's Bridal on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
33%
Design
17%
Marketing
17%
Customer Support
17%
HR
17%

Candidates By Location

Conshohocken
17%
Warrington
17%
Marietta
17%
Wilmington
17%
Philadelphia
17%
Other
17%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding David's Bridal

Who is the CEO of David's Bridal?

David's Bridal CEO is Paul Pressler, their score by employees is 52

What is David's Bridal eNPS?

The eNPS for David's Bridal is -46

What is the salary for Content Strategist in David's Bridal?

Content Strategist average salary in the US is 78k

What are the salaries in the Product in David's Bridal?

The average salaries for Product in David's Bridal is 152k

Who are David's Bridal competitors?

David's Bridal main competitors are Nordstrom, Macy's

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