Melissa & Doug reviews

In the years that I was there, the company experienced double digit growth every year. Instead of rewarding the employees who worked so hard for that success with raises, they chose to buy up several smaller companies to continue growing their product line and hired overpriced executives who didn't stay with the company. Their management style is very top down and they don't seem to respect their employees.

Suffice it to say that M&D is the most unethical employer I have ever encountered. Employees are treated the very same way as customers. Uncaring and disrespectful. At their NYC Experiment it seems that bad behavior is rewarded. Employees who would be gone in an instant at another company, and who would face the greatest difficulty getting a job anywhere else, are being promoted there. Why? Because the only thing counting at this place is: Money and a multitude of creative ways of duping customers and employees alike out of the same. Nothing is ever done in writing here. Personnel talks are being held in public areas without an HR person present, and if one wishes to speak with HR personnel, they are too busy bringing the next flock of lambs to the slaughter. It is an abusive, psychotic place where foul language is being used regularly and without regard for the customer who can hear every single word. And the music! Loud music playing over 20 people who are constantly on the phone. Makes for a fun atmosphere! Exquisite conditions for increasing/maintaining productivity. Especially when considering a 10 hour-workday with a 30-minute lunch break. The things you won't find here: Autonomy and Independence. Clear Expectations. Meaningful Objectives. Sense of Purpose. Opportunities for Input. Reliable Consistency. Constructive Criticism. A Future.