Oakwood Worldwide Reviews

Pros

The pay is great as far as salary
They have a great product and are usually ahead of the pack when comes to innovation in the industry
There are some great people who work there. The people are what makes working there enjoyable

Cons

Favoritism is rampant
Not very many African Americans in Management or in salaried positions
Each office works independent of each other
There is a cap on how much you can make in commission
Management seems to be confused on direction of company

Advice to Senior Management

Focus on people who are producing
Stop letting favoritism dictate how people are evaluated
Put more minorities in management
Be honest with your people

Pros

Love the people I work with.

Cons

The job can be stressful sometimes.

Advice to Senior Management

Match 401(k) contributions, let people stay at other oakwood properties at a discounted rate.

Pros

The pay is pretty good.

Cons

The lack of respect given to employees. If somebody doesn't like you then you will probably never get promoted.

Advice to Senior Management

Treat the employees with respect. You don't have a clue what is going on in the offices of the company.

Pros

Decent pay and benefits compared to similar industries out there .
Perk of staying in company owned units every now and then.

Cons

You will work all the time, twenty four seven.
You will get no praise no matter how many people's jobs you are doing. But, you will be slammed if something isn't explained to you correctly.

Advice to Senior Management

Become more familiar with the lower level employees. When new programs are rolled out, be sure to allow enough training.

Pros

Good with people, and managers are very good.

Cons

Small company so less growth potential

Advice to Senior Management

More clarity on strategy

Pros

* Good employee morale overall
* Sales and operations have finally learned to collaborate and find common grounds on ways to succeed after many years of disagreeance
* Awesome sales training provided during on-boarding process and throughout your career
* Opportunities for growth continually exist within Ops and Sales

Cons

* 401K plan is not receiving any contributions from the company as of a year or so ago
* Some of the technology used here still feels and remains outdated...It continues to take way too long to rollout new technology/programs
* Working from home is frowned upon and virtually never approved...even for top sales performers

Advice to Senior Management

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Pros

The people who work here are the best. Ask anyone who works here why they like it or why they stay (for years and years and years) and the #1 answer is "the people." Lots of long-term employees, knowledgeable and willing to share the knowledge. Our people are customer service oriented, and we provide a great service.

Cons

The downside to having so many long-term employees is resistance to change. Everyone likes "the way we were" and sometimes they can become jaded ("new flavor of the month" or "been there, done that"). And if you've only worked for one company in your entire life, you aren't really aware of what else is out there, how other businesses conduct themselves or what the standards might be. (An example would be that many employees are satisfied with the benefits, but those who have worked in other companies realize the benefits are - at best - mediocre).

Advice to Senior Management

Follow through with the initiatives you launch. Don't get all rah-rah about a new program, policy, initiative, push - or whatever - and then let it just peter out in apathy a few months later.

Pros

Oakwood has great benefits and training

Cons

top level management is delusional, they should stick with what they do best...stop trying to reinvent themselves

Advice to Senior Management

simplify

Pros

learn basic structure of corporate life
good people and connections forged
convenient location
hours are 9 to 5 with paid holidays

Cons

difficult to advance
poor communication
executive committee unrealistic with goals
people are underpaid

Advice to Senior Management

You have wonderful loyal people, some that have worked there over 20 years, Incerase their salary, give them a day off, support them or they will leave to the competitor.

Pros

Good Training Great Incentives wonderful reputation

Cons

good old boy club its hard to move up unless you are with the in Crowd in LA

Advice to Senior Management

look to who can make the team successful