OrderMyGear lures potential hires in with a trendy office, casual environment, and perks. But the positivity is only surface level. Entry level employees are expected (not explicitly) to work long hours with little to no pay increases, and upward mobility is not based on merit, but your social standing with current leadership. Execs use all of the right buzzwords that job hunters want to hear, especially that they are "open to feedback." This is entirely false, and frequently when employees gave feedback, they were faced with retaliation. This included feedback about racist behavior, harassment, and blatant sexism. The CEO (Dave Dutch) had a monthly prize wheel that contained a potential prize labeled "Dutch Touch," and when employees expressed their discomfort regarding this "prize", he laughed it off, insinuating that the $100 that came with the mandatory hug made it okay. OMG cares much more about how it looks than what it does. The biggest focus of the company is the newest logos, the right fonts, the hip appearance of the office and its employees. For a small company of <150 employees, the disproportionately large executive staff are treated like kings. Exec members go on expensive luxury retreats, they use company funds for meals multiple times a week, and employ and promote family members while qualified candidates are left in the dust. The company looks down on its downtown neighbors, and talks poorly of their customers behind their backs. For COVID layoffs in March 2020, the company cut most of their staff that are not white, including every Black woman at the company. This was following weeks of certainty from leadership that the company was fine. Covid layoffs were day-of, and when later rounds of lay-offs took place they continued to lay off employees with zero notice. Remaining staff was presented with a slide of images of former, now unemployed, co-workers that resembled an "In Memoriam" presentation. I am sure the company was at one time great, that it was fun and exciting to work at. Since the installation of Dave Dutch as CEO, the company has a culture of bullying, favoritism, and an old boys club. Most of the company's original team members (if not all), have either been pushed out or have left in frustration, and with good reason. I do not recommend OrderMyGear.
