Colony Brands reviews

3.0

36% would recommend to a friend

(229 total reviews)
avatar

Bob Erb

33% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Colony Brands has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 229 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Colony Brands employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

229 reviews
1.0
Sep 18, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work from Home; that's about it

Cons

VERY negative experience...recruiters and trainers create the illusion of an easy, happy-clappy seasonal order-taking job, then you're thrown on your head on the phones into their real world of impatient and demanding customers and pressure to upsell. The training was unbelievably poor and does NOT prepare you for what is to come. You had to catch everything in class on the first bounce, and if you didn't--or if the trainer muffed the demonstration by getting jammed up in the practice system--well, sorry, no re-dos, we're moving on to the next topic. And, I can tell you from years of call center experience that engaging in chit-chat with irritated callers while you search through job aids for how to help them is a recipe for being thrown to the dogs. Other nasty surprises are also revealed at the last minute (such as the fact that you may be canceled from a shift if it's slow). And, if you ask audacious questions such as when you'll be getting paid or how the incentive program works, you'll be told that your Supervisor will "let you know all about that" just before you go on the phones. I don't recommend Colony Brands unless you need a very modest side hustle AND you have a very strong stomach for basically jumping in and learning your job as you do it.

5.0
Jul 19, 2020

Great Company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Allows you to gain experience in your field and days go by really fast. The people are also amazing there!

Cons

It's in a small town

3.0
Jul 10, 2020

Good & Bad

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great, seasonal job and way to make good $ around the winter holidays. Incentive pay can be good, if you qualify. Flexible - if you need changes or time off, they'll work with you as much as they can -- but they really can't be very flexible during their busiest time (Fall/Winter). Generally, friendly environment.

Cons

If you work there year-round (not seasonal), you are still called "temporary" even if you've worked there for years. There are people who've been there 5-10yrs who are STILL classified as "temporary full-time employees". This means no paid time off and no vacation (though at about 3 years you start getting paid for national holidays). There are 401k and (really expensive) health insurance benefits though.

Viewing 145 - 147 of 229 Reviews

Glassdoor has 275 Colony Brands reviews submitted anonymously by Colony Brands employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Colony Brands is right for you.