Stifling conformity - Anonymous employee OSP Group Employee Review

1.0
Feb 15, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

It's very much a 9-5 job. The executives and upper management work all the time, but if you're below that you can count on coming in at 9 and leaving by 6 latest. Good benefits, in terms of insurance, time off, etc. Very good compensation. In terms of actual work, it's pretty easy.

Cons

All this company cares about is making more money, at the expense of the quality of the products (very terrible), the morale of the company (low) and the management that they employ. They tend to promote from within, which really just rewards the people who have been there the longest and not at all rewards the people who have any sort of innovative ideas or new processes. My own manager was likely the worst person I have ever worked with, only in the position because he'd been there for 5+ years. He caused me and my entire team a significant amount of unnecessary stress through typical/pathetic fear and intimidation tactics, shot down ideas faster than we could finish pitching them, was not at all helpful and was either overwhelmed or just clueless as to what we needed to do to not just do better week over week or year over year, but to integrate a dynamic strategy within our day-to-day activities that would yield better overall processes and of course, results. Most of the feedback he gave me was on the formatting of my presentations, or that my emails were too long, instead of actually helping me grow.

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5.0
Jul 26, 2018
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Pros

Love working here! Friendly coworkers that are always building you mentally to fulfill your goals in the workplace and outside of the workplace! A great place to develop with trainers that are always working to constantly support you! It is mirror based so the work you put in is what you will get out of it! The best culture you can find it is so unique and to work here was the best opportunity that happened to me!

Cons

It is a lot of work but it is worth every minute spent, you aren’t only working for the job you are working for yourself.

4.0
Jan 7, 2015
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Pros

OSP Group (f/k/a Brylane, Redcats, Redcats USA) afforded me many opportunities throughout my tenure with them. There is a strong emphasis on cross-functional projects, and you are best served if you take the time to learn how you impact other departments. Working inside a medium sized company affords visibility to executive management. The CEO is a sharp guy who asks the right questions about the voice of the customer. Ultimately, my primary reason for leaving was due to change in career and industry.

Cons

There is a limit to advancement once you reach a certain level, but this is common for most companies. However, if you are considered a high potential associate you will continue to be rewarded commensurate with your contributions. My biggest complaint is the company's cultural tendency to be myopic on budget issues at the expense of innovation and improvement to customer service. Obviously controlling costs matters a great deal, but too much time is spent reviewing, explaining, and revising your budgets on a continual (read: weekly) basis. This time and energy would be better spent on true root cause analysis of underlying issues for budget variances to avoid repeated mistakes. Finally, internal management development training has been drastically reduced over the last few years resulting in a marked decrease in retention across the company.

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