First Orion reviews

4.1

78% would recommend to a friend

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Scott Hambuchen

87% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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4.0
Aug 6, 2020

One of the better places to work in Central AR

Anonymous employee
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Pros

They provide an impressive variety of food/drinks for free to all employees, and also provide lunch once a week. Beer:30 every Thursday This may vary by team, but most of the people are hard working and nice. I'm friends with many of my coworkers and it's refreshing to work at a place with so many like-minded people. Unlimited PTO (manager approval), Student loan repayment, Flexible work hours (depends on team), decent pay with stock options for some. If you're a software engineer, it's usually encouraged to be creative and come up with new and better ways to do things.

Cons

Cross-team communication is lacking for certain areas resulting in 'fires' that cause developers to have to work long hours because they were blindsided by production changes made by another team. I've personally experienced two promotions where I had to 'try out' the position before I actually got the job. First time for about a year and the second time it was about 4-6 months. If you're doing the work of that position you need to be paid for it, period. Salary is based off of title in HR system, which is good & bad. They've made strides over the past couple years to try and keep everyone at a fair market rate, but several years ago when I joined the engineering team that I work on now there was an engineer making more than I currently make. Which is crazy considering I'm now a team lead over the section that they worked on.

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First Orion Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time to give us this feedback. If you haven’t already, we encourage you to talk with your leader or someone from People Operations about your concerns and ideas for improvement. It’s through team member feedback that we continue to get better and stay a Great Place to Work!
5.0
Apr 24, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

- Everyone is friendly - Company cares about its employees - Beer Thursday, Snacks, Catered lunchs - Very good office - Meaningful work - Good pay

Cons

- It's a growing company, so ups & downs related to that.

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First Orion Response
6y
We work hard, play hard, and love our food for sure! What a wonderful thing it is to work for a company with a great mission! Thank you for taking the time to leave your review!
5.0
Mar 19, 2018

Great Place to Work!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Excellent Communication between Senior Leadership and the rest of the company. You never feel like something is being kept from you, leading to that "family" feel that every company claims to have. Excellent compensation package that makes you want to work hard for the company and validates your hard work. It's a positive-feedback loop that works! The atmosphere is one of supportive and inclusive cooperation. Your input is valued and everyone works together to solve big, meaningful problems.

Cons

It's a new company that is growing fast. It's doing great avoiding the pitfalls that many startups face, but as the company is developing the rules that all larger companies need, there needs to be a review on the policies put in place. Not all rules are created equal.

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First Orion Response
8y
First Orion is all about transparency in communications as a business and I'm glad you've found that to be true internally as well! And great advice on ensuring we don't create unhealthy bureaucracy as we grow. Thanks for providing your feedback and please continue to let us know if there is anything we need to do differently or ideas to keep us progressing as a great place to work!
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