Pros
The CEO is incredibly good at rowing. He holds 2 world records for the 100m row in the 65-69 and 70+ age divisions. He rows at company events. He has seen to it that there are half a dozen rowing machines at the fitness center, and several more scattered in rooms throughout the main office building. From time to time he’ll throw down rowing challenges and take you to lunch if you beat him. He just made a public announcement that he would step down as CEO if he failed to clinch the world record for the 70+ division, because if you can’t set a world record for rowing as a 70 year old - how can you possibly be fit to run a billion dollar company? If you’re looking for a company that is passionate about rowing, THIS is the place for you! Seriously, the company that makes the rowing machines has nothing on Melaleuca when it comes to passion about rowing!
Cons
If having a CEO with a bizarre obsession for rowing isn’t the main thing you’re looking for in an employer, this is an absolutely miserable place to work. Low and stagnant pay, way behind in terms of technology (just check out their website - hasn’t changed in 20 years), terrible culture of control and intimidation from upper management, extremely bureaucratic and political, over-priced gimmicky products, and just plain weird. It’s all about appearances. Over promise, under deliver - to customers, employees, whoever. Always be selling. You may be required to attend FB live events about rowing if there aren’t enough people who volunteer to show support for the CEO’s public display of his dominant rowing prowess.
