Toxic culture with high turnover and poor leadership - Anonymous employee Ore Designs Employee Review

1.0
Apr 24, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

HR people are nice. But they are the only ones leaving good reviews here!

Cons

Everything else! This place is a revolving door. Almost everyone hates working there, but they do because they have few options. Don't waste your time. The culture is toxic and it comes from the top. The owner is pompous and arrogant. Seriously, there are much better places to work. Read the reviews here (Not the ones from HR, LOL!) and save yourself a big headache. And benefits are terrible!

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Ore Designs Response
2mo
We’re sorry to hear that your experience at Ore was not a positive one. We appreciate your positive comment about HR, but we recognize that a strong workplace depends on leadership, communication, accountability, and trust across the entire company. Ore is actively working to strengthen those areas and improve the overall employee experience. To that point, Ore takes concerns about culture, leadership, turnover, benefits, and employee experience seriously. While we can't speak to every detail in an anonymous review, we do use this feedback to better understand where employees may feel unsupported and where we need to improve. And then we get to work making those improvements. So thank you for sharing your feedback. We appreciate the time you spent with Ore and wish you the best moving forward.

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5.0
May 18, 2026
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Pros

Their product was of the highest quality. I really felt passionate about facilitating green spaces in cities with the Ore product line. From the edging, fire pits, and water features the craftsmanship really showed the passion of the design, sales and manufacturing team. Shane is a great CEO and leader, he truly is deeply committed to providing a top tier product nationwide, working with the premier landscape architects in the country.

Cons

During my time there were 3 sales managers which created a lot of change but leadership always encouraged and open door policy to escalate concerns and opportunities for improvement.

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Ore Designs Response
2mo
Thank you for sharing your experience and the compliments about Ore’s products, leadership, and team. We’re grateful to hear that you felt connected to the quality of work and the purpose behind creating meaningful spaces. We also appreciate your honest feedback regarding leadership changes within the sales organization. Change can be challenging, and we recognize the importance of consistency, communication, and support during periods of transition. We’re glad to hear that you felt leadership encouraged open communication and welcomed opportunities for improvement. Your suggestion regarding technology and quote turnaround is also helpful. We are always looking for ways to improve our systems, accuracy, and overall customer and employee experience. Thank you again for your contributions to Ore and for taking the time to leave a thoughtful review. We wish you continued success!
3.0
Apr 10, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You can learn a lot about the industry if you're just graduating from school and looking for experience

Cons

Required OT hours can be a lot sometimes

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Ore Designs Response
2mo
Thank you for the review and for sharing your feedback. We’re glad to hear your overall experience with Ore was positive and that you found the opportunity valuable for gaining industry experience. It’s true that Ore’s busy seasons and continued company growth can sometime require us to schedule overtime, and we do our best to use overtime as sparingly as possible. When overtime is needed, we provide advance notice, avoid weekend work, and maintain our standard Monday–Thursday schedule, with Fridays used only as needed. This is because we feel strongly that weekends should be reserved for our employees. We appreciate the extra effort our employees contribute during high-demand periods, and we continue to look for ways to better balance business needs with employee well-being. Thank you again for your time with Ore Designs. We appreciate your feedback and wish you the best in your future career.
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