Orvis Company reviews

4.0

71% would recommend to a friend

(324 total reviews)

Simon Perkins

72% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Orvis Company has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 324 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Orvis Company employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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324 reviews
1.0
Mar 11, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Everyone at the bottom is great

Cons

Everything. - Leadership is almost entirely men. Total boys club. Constantly espousing how much they care about equality but don't actually put it into practice. If you're a woman, don't ever expect to be treated with respect. Men can behave however they want. Many abusive male managers. - Constantly talk about supporting employees growth and development but block any efforts employees make to work their way up. If you're a woman you will not be promoted. - HR do not care about the employees at all. Do not trust them. - Extremely poor compensation. Products are expensive but employees don't see that money. - A lot of talk about it being a respectable family business but some members of the family act very inappropriately. - Different standards and perks depending on who your manager is. Some people can show up and leave whenever they feel like, some are overworked. - Working in a place that hammers home their culture and values every day while behaving the way they do will eat away at you. It's not worth the emotional toll it will have on you.

2.0
Aug 3, 2018

It's fine (if you're an old, white man)

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits and a steady job (provided they aren't laying folks off) in a place where jobs are hard to come by.

Cons

-Toxic culture (misogyny, racism, xenophobia). -Management is not open to constructive criticism and would rather do things inefficiently and maintain "tradition" than adapt.

4.0
Jan 2, 2017

Excellent and Easy Retail Job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Connections for future jobs, particularly outside of Orvis. As a college student, I met an executive of a massive company who's should be hiring me after graduation. The career opportunities here mainly come from those who visit the store. Employee discount is fantastic. The products typically sell themselves, provided you know basic knowledge of it. 1% commission sounds low, but it starts adding up when you're selling $400 jackets.

Cons

Easily a tyrant can come in to local management, like the fishing manager at my store who's protected by our District Manager, who never checks in. This creates a culture very hostile and unwelcoming amongst coworkers. Comes with promise of upward mobility, but that isn't typically followed through from my understanding. The company constantly drops products, despite popularity and profitability. This can be very irksome when dealing with customers or even stuff you want for yourself. Little is done to qualm megalomaniacs who steal sales. I don't say that as someone spineless, being that I've 95% of the time met and exceeded my numbers. No holiday pay for those who are part-time. If I'm working 4th of July, most places would pay it I think. 1% commission is very low in the slow months, like February.

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