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Made in Oregon

If you’ve ever seen the Disney Movie “A Bug’s Life” you’ll know what I mean when I say working for this company is like working for the grasshoppers. 

Leadership is tone def to the workers who actually do the sales and the day to day dealing with the customers and the outward facing aspects of the business as well as tone def to the needs of the customers and people who buy their goods. 

This company has been a staple for many a local Oregonian and tourist alike but their needs to be change and adaptation as the needs of the business and demographics change and there is no flexibility or willingness to make the changes to improve for the good of all involved. 

Immense pressure is put on the little people with little to no appreciation or compensation for the hard work they do or recognize them as human beings. Upper management hyper focuses on the numbers and is blind to the big picture and there is little to no consistency with the way things are done in the company and company policies make it difficult for employees to want to be loyal to a company that very clearly doesn’t care about taking care of their employees. 

The pros are that the coworkers and sales reps and positive go-getters, great with customers, and make showing up to work worthwhile. Even some of the managers make the job worthwhile and really go to bad for their employees. These people are hands down the backbone of the company. Honestly, feel like that is the only pro to working for this company. That said, cons far outweigh the pros and make it difficult to want to show up to work every day. 

The cons definitely outweigh the pros at this workplace. I would not recommend working here as a long-term employee.

I worked directly under top executives of the company - awful communication skills, very condescending, treated many of us like children. Everyday they are changing their minds, so it's difficult to keep up with them and the job when opinions are constantly changing. This also makes expectations unrealistic, and timelines are always delayed. If you work directly under them, good luck!

They all have opinions about how to do things and will take over without any communication, undoing hours of work and creating more unnecessary work.

If you want to work here, I would recommend just working at one of the store locations. Avoid corporate, if you can!



I worked at Made in Oregon for two months. Standing all day for the seven hour a day shifts was difficult. We were only allowed to sit down on our breaks. It was great meeting customer's from out of the area. However Made in Oregon has at least 30 percent of their products made in China. At least every other day I was confronted by customer's about the Made in China products. Several times I had customer's say the store was a fraud. It became more difficult for me to deal with the customer's as I agreed with them. It wasn't worth the pay for the verbal abuse. When senior management was made aware of the verbal abuse they could of cared less. 
When I started there I had four co-workers. Three of us left on the same week. They had to call in staff from out of the area to work to keep the store open. That tells you how awful it was to work there.

Pros: Was interviewed and hired on the spot. Loved my job as a cashier. Overall, co-workers and customers were fun to work with/for. I met and learned from some vendors. 
The merchandiser was encouraging to work with, and I learned a little about merchandising. 
The assistant manager went to bat for employees and immediate needs were met. 
Respect is expected from upper management, yet, the lower level employees were insignificant. 
Don’t challenge company discrepancies or injustice or the consequences are underhanded and lasting. I was later told the one angry with me openly displayed anger in front of others. To protect others from the wrath toward me, I felt the need to leave.

Speaking from MY office/warehouse experience (and NOT store experience). Fantastic employees and a generally laid back but still professional atmosphere. Flexibility of scheduling was a big pro, but the uncertainty of hours during the slow season was a con.

However, turnover seems high with some good reason. Upper management stays involved with some everyday operations but can be very difficult to communicate with. Pay was not great and very little to no room for advancement in my experience. Not a lot of room to share ideas or improvements. I'm not a businessman but sometimes the decision making seems poor.

The job was overall fairly enjoyable and self-paced. The company has terrible retention issues because of low pay and abrasive management. People regularly get talked down to and made to feel bad while there is zero positive reinforcement. There are a handful of managers who are truly exceptional, but they are the minority and there are major structural problems. Most people are hired part-time so they do not have to pay benefits and there is nothing in the way of commission or encouragement to help the company succeed.

Walk into Made in Oregon's offices and the stench of decay is noticeable.  Management loves to blame others for problems with the company without taking responsibility.  They are extremely cheap, and they're driving the business into the ground by not investing in their brand.  Oregonians love to support small, local businesses, yet this company is in free fall decline.  

Turnover is extremely high, and over 40% of the staff have left since I have been here.  Morale is extremely low, and everyone dislikes one manager in particular for his erratic behavior and style.

Working at Made in Oregon was overall nice with leaders who will work with you and a family sort of work environment. Working at the store in the mall especially was fun and engaging. 

However the negatives were low hours unless you worked full time (which is also not guaranteed during the slow months), and low pay. This is more understandable since they are a small business, but it's still not a livable wage.

Enjoyed working there. Family like atmosphere. Sometimes not enough information on products. But was willing to get it. Management was very out going and helpful. Co-workers were friendly and helpful. My hardest part was leaving the company after 6 yrs. My most enjoyable part was getting to meet so many new people. The shop was in the airport.

Depending on which store you work at the company can be a bit more loose or a bit more strict.
The job provides good experience in sales and friendly staff that split their own specialties in the store.
The job can be difficult if you're not used to holiday rush but that can also be part of the fun if you enjoy an up-beat workday. But the rest of the year is pretty chill.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Sales associate 12 salaries reported	$16.65 per hour
Store manager 4 salaries reported	$24.63 per hour
Warehouse associate 2 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour
Assistant store manager 1 salary reported	$19.00 per hour
Stocking associate 10 salaries reported	$26.50 per hour

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