Harry & David reviews

3.5

47% would recommend to a friend

(443 total reviews)
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Jim McCann

76% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Harry & David has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 443 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Harry & David employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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443 reviews
1.0
Oct 8, 2014

BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Product is generally good and the store discount is good. Peer group was fun to work with. The location is beautiful if you are in to outdoor activities but difficult for someone relocating from a bigger city.

Cons

Upper management is creating a toxic environment. There are trust issues, no real direction, and meeting after meeting that never accomplish anything. Certain areas/positions and ideas are dismissed just based on personal agendas. It is very difficult to get anything new implemented unless the idea comes from upper management. Many ideas are killed because upper management "just doesn't like it" even if you back up ideas with sound analysis.

5.0
Oct 4, 2014

Wheels in motion for growth

Recommend
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Pros

Great place to grow in personal leadership skills. Several new members of field leadership have been added, and have challenged me to grow like never before. There is a strong focus on talent development and in store customer focus. Previous focus was too much about checklists and tasked which didn't make me a leader, just a manager.

Cons

Only opportunity that the company has is technology. Upgrades are happening but still need more for total retail success. Also while new leadership has been on boarded, tenure leadership still in the business is stifling growth. If you like the old way of doing things, you are only holding back success.

1.0
Sep 27, 2014

Run away as fast as you possibly can and do not look back.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some very nice very good people work here. Nice location in Southern Oregon.

Cons

Company is being managed purely for sale. In the meantime they recruit people in and tell them falsehoods about how much they value their employees and how they have great plans and aspirations for the company. Once you start here, the veil is lifted and the truth revealed. The company only makes money during "season" and has virtually no sales the rest of the year. Management is bad. Expect regular lay-offs and re-structuring each year after season. There is no long-term strategy for the business other than to sell it. The company is "managed" by the the CEO, SVP of Human Resources and CFO whom are all from Musician's Friend. Upcoming sale could result in further downsizing in Medford.

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