Completely mismanaged. Disappointing for Nova Scotia. - Anonymous employee ORB Employee Review

1.0
Oct 10, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The employees of Orb are the only good thing. In the face of adversity, they remain committed and united, but management doesn't know the talent they have working for them.

Cons

I have never worked in such a dysfunctional company. 1. Rampant nepotism with owner's girlfriends, fiancés, and children working at the company, who are given preferential treatment over any other team member. Anything that is said in the office is told to the owners at home. We have even found family members hiding behind walls to listen to conversations among employees. It is like working in the book "1984". 2. The company's revenue is in decline, since multiple product lines are out of favour with parents and kids, so they have gone through a series of layoffs and not treated people with the respect they deserved. 3. The management uses manipulation and bullying as their primary motivator. 4. Good managers have left or have been beaten down. 5. There is no strategic vision for the company. Every day your direction will change based on a whim.

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1.0
Dec 31, 2025
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Pros

Some great people who are really talented

Cons

everyone seems to work in fear and the overall control/running of the company is just terrible.

2.0
Aug 8, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fun people for the most part, selling fun products

Cons

The company blew up after a viral toy made us millions, the rapid growth imploded the company - hired fast and furious and just as fast laid people off when covid hit. They took a whip tactic with the remaining staff - literally had the directors wear nooses around their neck at the Christmas party to represent the company being dead any minute. Big yikes

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