Melissa & Doug reviews

3.5

77% would recommend to a friend

(152 total reviews)

Lauren DeFeo Duchene

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57% positive business outlook

Melissa & Doug has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 152 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Melissa & Doug employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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152 reviews
4.0
Apr 24, 2018

Works for me!

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Pros

Casual environment, very intelligent engaging coworkers, job security, salary, no-nonsense, productive approach to the business. Look, I wouldn't take any review that paints a company as either paradise or as hell seriously. I've worked at 4 companies and they have all had their strengths and weaknesses. For some people, things I call pros, they may call cons and vice-versa. It's a business and a successful one. Lots of people who have left have come back so they must have something to offer. A note on the negative review from 4/10/18--lucky you if this office seems unclean. I've worked in places where science experiments grow in the refrigerator and nobody does a thing about it. I'm a bit insulted on behalf of the office staff--especially L--all of whom I've seen clean the coffee machines often. Not an issue at my previous company because they didn't even provide coffee.

Cons

For me, I think we run quite lean with a lot of us carrying a workload and job functions that might be spread out across more positions in another company. There is unclear career growth potential. And yes, historically management might have focused more on what you can do better rather than praising what you've done. But they've never denied that and have produced phenomenal results. They are taking steps toward changing things and taking employee morale more seriously. If it works without sacrificing productivity, I think it will be a win-win for all.

1.0
Feb 9, 2017

Worst place ever

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Pros

Nothing , they are the worst company to work for...

Cons

Everything!!! There is not one thing good out them

1.0
Feb 24, 2021
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Pros

If you read the other reviews, you'll see that most folks will say that the best part of working at M&D is the co-workers. Now that we have been working from home for almost a year, and we don't see our co-workers anymore, this is no longer a "pro".

Cons

The current management team are all former employees of Nestle/Waters. They are systematically firing tenured, educated, valuable employees, and replacing them with rejects from Nestle/Waters. They have changed the face of this company, which is why I am now embarrassed to tell people where I work. We were even FORCED to sign confidentiality agreements.

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