Melaleuca reviews

3.5

68% would recommend to a friend

(760 total reviews)
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Frank L. VanderSloot

67% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Melaleuca has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 760 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Melaleuca employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.6 stars).

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760 reviews
5.0
Feb 6, 2018
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Pros

Melaleuca has been a big part of my life for over 8 years now. I have held many responsibilities in my time here and each role has developed me in a different way. Each job has taught me and prepared me for the next. My career has thrived because of great management, many opportunities to shadow talented individuals and then opportunities to try myself. I truly have felt that this company strives to give its customers as well as its employees the best experience. Executive management is involved and open to listen to ideas as they work along side each department. I have never experienced this in any other company. It is a great, wholesome work environment with many opportunities.

Cons

I have found that in all of my roles that much is expected of me and in order to learn and perform well I have had to put in the time. Many of the projects I have been involved with require time and effort above what some would call a normal work schedule, sometimes not being the most convenient but definitely rewarding. Although the work is often pressing, Melaleuca has an "all hands on deck" culture that makes the work fun and the results are phenomenal.

3.0
Jan 28, 2018

What Happens When Frank Is Gone?

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Small company makes it easy to promote and move around. I spent almost 10 years at the company and never stayed in a position for more that a couple years without being promoted to something better. They're ok with giving a lot of responsibility to new college hires. Learning curve isn't too steep as most processes have been documented well (due to high turnover it's essential that new hires see easy to train). If you're a white male Mormon you'll fit in great, if you're not it's going to be a very uncomfortable situation.

Cons

As one of only a few major employers in the area, they're able to capitalize on people's desire to live in SE Idaho and pay lower wages. Everything flows through Frank, pay raises, promotions, process changes, etc. Frank is a great business man. He knows what he wants and he'll drive the company to get it. However, that can come with some downsides for employees. Pay raises are capped at 10% (which may sound great, but when you're getting paid $30k, a 10% raise isn't much) and if you were promised more all the manager can do is shrug their shoulders and say sorry, Frank didn't approve it. You'll hear a lot of Frank says or Frank this/that. Everyone is extremely loyal to Frank, which again isn't horrible, but if there are innovations or process improvements to be made, people easily use him as a scape goat excuse. Having worked for a few companies outside of Melaleuca, it's clear that the grass really is greener on the other side. Melaleuca does things really well with the confines of the environment. They'll continue to grow due to a solid business plan and intelligent leader. But what happens when Frank is gone? He is the brain trust of the business. I wouldn't be surprised if customers jump ship when he's gone. And I'm curious to see how the business will react. All I can say is I'm glad I won't be there when it happens.

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