They don't make 'em like they used to... - Anonymous employee Recovery Brands Employee Review

1.0
15 Feb 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The culture was the main reason to work here. When I began, the teams were organized, there was transparency between managers and the people, and there was an awesome vibe between people. You always felt supported. You felt like people had your back and it felt like the work you did had some meaning behind it all. It was (repeat WAS) a great place to be, especially if you're starting out in your career and want a great group of people who support you and want to help you succeed. That high rating was well deserved about a year ago.

Cons

That all soured after it was acquired. People were let go without explanation and when people started to 'voluntarily' go, most of us knew something was up. There seemed to be a lot of tension building between personalities and team members. Some of us complained to the management but we were brushed off, dismissed, ignored or worse. The high ratings are not descriptive of what the company is of this moment.

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2.0
24 Nov 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits. Reasonable pay. Tasty, free lunches once a week. Some very cool personalities in this company.

Cons

Overall, I've never felt more undermined and restricted in a job than I felt here. I'm not going to get too specific here, because I'm not interested in getting penalized for trying to help other people out with my honest opinion. My disclaimer up front is that I can only speak for the department I worked in. Since I am not giving specifics, here's my advice, if you're considering working here: ask the company to connect you with at least 3 people in your department doing your role (or working closely with people in your role). It's important that you get an insider's opinion from people doing your role. Particularly people who share your kind of qualifications, gender, interests, goals, etc. Do favoritisms, biases, or discriminations bother you? Talk to your RB insiders about this. I'm not going to make a general company accusation here – that would be unfair. I had a bad personal experience in my department. Most people here work in an open-office environment. Keep in mind all that that entails and if you can work effectively with that. Don't expect your voiced ideas to necessarily lead to any kind of constructive changes here – even where you think it will really help your department or the company, as a whole. If you just need a paycheck and you can accept the possibility of a dead-end job, then go for it. It won't be dead-end if you consider this job a stepping stone to another job with a different company down the road.

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Recovery Brands Response
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To begin, I appreciate you taking the time to provide feedback. Obviously, our hope at RB is that each individual employee experience is ultimately positive and rewarding, and it sounds like you had some challenges that perhaps we could have addressed differently to have provided you an experience that felt, well, better. We care deeply about our people and are always striving for improvement, and with growth, sometimes comes constructive feedback that we certainly value--yours included. Our commitment to fairness and diversity is a point of pride at RB and our communications, mission, and strategic decisions reflect that commitment. We'll continue to evolve the employee experience to ensure that every member of our team feels supported by his or her peers, aligned with the mission to help those struggling with addiction, and valued overall. Thank you again for your feedback.
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