Origins Reviews

3.4

62% would recommend to a friend

(161 total reviews)

Lynne Greene

67% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Origins has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 161 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Origins employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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161 reviews
1.0
11 Jan 2018

Corporate is a mess

Anonymous employee
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Pros

LEAVING. Also, being part of the Estee lauder companies, means you can also move to another one of their brands.

Cons

Corporate has been a directionless ship for years. Everyone is running around like headless chickens trying to shove out poor quality work or work that’s okay only because they have blatantly copied other companies. Mediocre/poor quality work by mediocre people. Exclusive cliques, childish behavior from upper management which leaks into company culture, old/slow equipment and work processes. They’re trying to catch up to the rest of the industry, but they never will because the talent, ideas, and competence are not there. False promises from recruitment and hiring managers just to get you through the door. Even HR messed up many things. Any talks about growth opportunities are lies and managers are dismissive and absent. 

They have problems keeping products in stock online and in stores. Employees who stay enjoy being part of a bad internal culture. There is NO reason to consider working here - NO salary, NO title, NO bonus, NO brand name...you will be overworked, undervalued, and underpaid.

1.0
4 Apr 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are so many great things about the brand- amazing products, employee benefits, employee discounts and gratis (some free product). Overall great customers that you enjoy building long-term relationships with. As FT you get 7 paid holidays, Vacation, and sick hours available. For most of the duration of my employment (+5 years) I have enjoyed working for the brand with plans to stay retire with the company. It sadly took a drastic turn after Jane Lauder left.

Cons

The last 2 years have been miserable, and it keeps spiraling downhill. I'm holding on hoping for change but am at my breaking point. Employees are being given almost impossible sales goals they are required to achieve and the pressure for results is at an all time high. Managers are encouraged to coach out employees (many talented, hard-working, and often long-term employees) who are not making goals if they miss their plan 2 months in a row. The truth is business across the board is suffering largely due to the fact that upper management does not know what they are doing. I have seen many executives come and go over the years, but this is the first time there are people running it that really make their employees feel like just a number. There's a lot of other issues as well as a major outage in stock of the brands top selling products. How are we supposed to make these outrageous goals without products to sell? It's also laughable that we are getting sent brand new product launches without getting trained on the products first. There is a big lack of communication with constant changes and initiatives. They are making everyone jump through hoops and it's getting ridiculous and embarrassing.

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