Great company as long as you are not an employee. Good insurance and free product. - Anonymous employee Melaleuca Employee Review

2.0
22 Apr 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Their products are for the vast majority very good. I am no longer employees there but is still buy several of the products. The truly care about their customers and spend considerable effort trying to make them happy.

Cons

They have failed to update their management style from the seventies. They treat all their employees, at every level, like as though they are hardly worth the paycheck they receive. Promotions mean lots more responsibility and maybe if your very lucky, more pay. They pit employees against each other causing a great deal of unnecessary stress and bad feelings throughout the corporation. When employees would leave they would not replace them for months or years causing the rest of the employees to have to work longer hours. They constantly made promises to us that they didn't keep. Many of the managers were underqualified on only promoted because they had friends in high places or there was no where else to put them. Each department is managed under such scrutiny that some of the employees would break down and cry because criticisms are so frequent that your self worth is all but demolished. The more we tried to make our department consistent with similar departments in other companies the more he would balk and push back. They refuse to pay wages comparable to industry standards causing most of the great employees because they could get more money somewhere else with a lot less stress. This left few good employees who shouldered the work until they left and then a bunch of young inexperienced people trying to do the jobs of those with ten times the experience and expertise as their predecessors. Hardly anyone has any real authority, all decisions great and small go through the CEO who is so busy that it takes months before anything can get done. In short it is a toxic work environment with leaders who, with a few exceptions, are in the wrong positions for their skill set or are just bad leaders. They won't treat or pay you well and you will be expected to work much harder than you are paid for, with little or no reward for going the extra mile.

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5.0
27 Apr 2026
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Pros

Great to work for, the people are kind and willing to help you with any problem you run into.

Cons

They're stingy with promotions and probably won't utilize you to your fullest capacity

1.0
19 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- side benefits are okay - it is a median sort of job - I personally have some freedom do to personal professional development on the clock when there is no immediate need for my work (happens very little) - People half listen once they know you have been at Melaleuca after about 5 years

Cons

- No management that knows what they are doing - Not very customer-focused - Don't seek to fulfill their strategic imperatives or strategies or mission - Very hard for people to listen to you because you're new - They don't have a lot of integrity - Very slow to solve problems - Don't worry about making improvements in processes or tools we use - Slow AI usage and no proficiency in AI usage, strategies or implementation - Managers micromanage because Melaleuca is "unique" - Most of the positive things they tout all the time serves only the company's image, not the employees - Don't worry about giving raises in a timely manner - Not goal-oriented employer And I could probably keep going, but will stop here.

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