Dansko reviews

3.3

38% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)
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Jim Fox

100% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Dansko has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dansko employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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19 reviews
3.0
Aug 25, 2020

A job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good people, Christmas bonus also good

Cons

raises few and far between, small company & not very easy to move up

2.0
Jan 8, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The office is beautiful. The architecture is modern and open, with lots of light and artwork. Generous PTO - if you have time to use it. Generous bonus around the holidays. Transparent communication about how the company is doing financially. There were quarterly meetings where the CFO would explain the numbers and how that affects the employees. Dansko is 100% employee owned, so the longer you work there, the more vested you are in the company. Opportunities to do volunteer work during work hours. Full time employees get 4 free pairs of shoes per year.

Cons

Marketing is a disorganized, hectic, and sometimes toxic environment. Zero communication from management. Assignments are worded vaguely and without details, presumably to give creative freedom. However, if the final product doesn’t match what the manager had in mind, you will receive radio silence until the day it goes live and then they tell you to start over. If anything falls through the cracks, it falls on the employees at the bottom of the totem pole. Employees are blamed when their managers “didn’t see” urgent emails. Upper management is threatened by friendships formed between employees. During my year at the company I never saw management face any repercussions for their cliquey and bullying behavior. Concerns voiced to HR will be listened to and discussed, but that conversation dies in the HR office. Marketing is understaffed. Certain individuals are doing 3 jobs at once, without any promise of a significant raise. Overall art direction from management was fickle and sporadic. It was always implied that this was the employees’ fault. Employees are not only expected to read their boss’ mind, but to predict the trend of their thoughts in the future.

5.0
Aug 4, 2016

Great place to make a difference

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Can be heard, great product, passion for doing whats right.

Cons

slow decision making, need growth

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