Orman Guidance Reviews

Thanks for the feedback, and yes, we're looking for more talent to help even out the busy pace of the company. Business is coming in at a great pace and we will continue to foster the culture of feedback and opportunity. Thanks again!!

Thank you for your response and hard work over the last year! Orman Guidance has grown because of you and the "multi-hat" skills that are brought to the table. We believe in challenging and stretching people to achieve concurrent development. Employee growth and engagement are paramount as we co-create positions, responsibilities, and new opportunities. You are correct. We, and all companies, must continue to refine the work environment to include strategic planning, workplace culture, and compensation plans. From day one, I have promised to make this a priority at Orman Guidance. We will not stop supporting you in life and in work. Rico Mace, CEO

...as always, wishing this former employee all the best... Plain and simple: the success stories at Orman continue to represent co-created solutions and career paths -- with an ongoing vision for the future. We're optimistic, we're excited, and we continue to grow. Without exception, when employees do exit Orman, it is with expressed thanks and gratitude for the experience. And you know that. You experienced that. You reflected that gratitude in your resignation. And while you may joke about or poke at the battle-ax from the past, a professional does not make his success or failure at a job about a single person. Our open door policy stands. Rosemary Sundin 952-857-0122 direct 612-309-9762

Thanks for the nice review -- what you say under "Pros" is definitely a talk that Orman walks. As an example: in 7 short years, one of our employees is already a partner!

Thank you for your feedback and support! Orman Guidance strives to challenge everything that we do - this means good stress and bad stress, interesting work and grind work, problem solving and developing solutions, and constructive criticism to bring everything together. I promise to keep challenging our team! Rico Mace, CEO

From Rosemary Sundin: We'll keep the focus on "managed" growth as much as we can; this is great feedback and we really appreciate it. Thank you!

Yes, definitely we will have a company party again this summer. It is great to get to know people better and generally just kick back -- away from the fast pace of market research. Thank you for your review!

First off - Thank you, truly, for the 7 points under "advice." You are spot-on. "Show, don't tell" is actually an initiative around here in everything we do, whether we are presenting research results or training our staff. We even have our respondents in on "show, don't tell." Which gives us a more highly-engaged participant. And better research results. The things that have to do with mentor vs. boss, that's obviously great constructive feedback. We're restructuring the entire training program along with the project management systems at Orman. We do acknowledge that things can get tense around here especially when we're in fulfillment mode. The new and improved processes will take care of that, as we'll proactively identify the challenges and focus on the learning opportunity. There's so much good stuff in "advice to management" that I hope the writer one day looks at forming her own company. I do want to make sure I address the emotional health of the company. Here's what I know for absolute certain: as the new and improved processes are implemented and settled, we have wonderful productivity and happy staff and clients. I won't dispute that emotions ran high at times as we tore down and rebuilt those process, however, that situation is more and more and more in the rear view mirror. One final note: Orman Guidance just received its 14th consecutive World-class rating from Impulse Survey, which is the industry's rating system for companies like Orman. We achieved this distinction through an applied best practice. That's our ongoing story, and those of us interested in and passionate about the practice of marketing research are still here, and still doing the work. We wish you all the best as you go forward, and we thank you again for your review. Rosemary Sundin CEO & President 952-857-0122 direct 612-309-9762 mobile

Hi, there -- Rosemary Sundin here -- thank you for your review but let's please also make it known that more than a half dozen people in our small company are on the fast track / career path and getting raises and bonuses. Our most recent example: in less than 6 years an entry level person worked his way up and became a Partner at Orman Guidance Research. Orman provides personal growth, compensation, a great work environment and managers that do more than really care about the success of their staff. Year after year, we invest in our physical space and in our employees -- including an employee liaison whose primary job it is to make sure we are all paying attention to morale. We have regular training and team building meetings and we recognize the contributions of each individual. We have been in business since 1975. And throughout our history, we've encountered more than once the kind of sour perspective reflected in this anonymous review. Obviously I find it unfair and as much empathy as I'd like to have for the writer I also must defend my company. I believe it is much easier for people to write things like "poor management" without understanding what it really takes to keep a company going; what it really means to dedicate yourself to funding payroll and keeping all fronts running well. We are confident about our future, our position in the industry, and we welcome people who share that vision for themselves. Thank you for reading.