No Pros, Ron Lamb is a disastrous CEO and HR will bury dissent - Anonymous employee Daxko Employee Review

1.0
5 June 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Team members low on the org chart have great camaraderie and are willing to commiserate and speak up to management (while they're still around) Fitness stipend 1 month sabbatical at 5 years of employment (for now)

Cons

- Pay is not competitive in any market in the US - HR actively works against pay transparency and no longer offers jobs in states that require pay to be disclosed on job descriptions - no opportunities for growth - pitiful raises that don't even come close to inflation - Ron Lamb, CEO is arrogant, uncaring and constantly puts his foot in his mouth, then doubles down, even when the other executives try to help him - astronomical employee churn makes effective work impossible and creates constant re-organizations - products are mediocre at best and customers constantly complain, but Daxko refuses to build anything new, Ron would rather buy another company than fix or create anything, then run each new acquisition into the ground - overwork is rampant and tiny teams are expected to produce for a vast portfolio of brands even when management refuses to backfill critical positions, simply redistributing job duties to the remaining team members - recently removed flexible PTO policy, one of the few remaining incentives for joining Daxko - entrenched long-time Daxko employees with big salaries and P-shares (shares that will vest if the company gets sold) are in positions of power and assure low level employees that they can grow and that the executives care about them to keep employees docile and complacent

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5.0
18 May 2026
Anonymous intern
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Pros

Employees are very kind and hardworking and are willing to help out when needed.

Cons

could improve its internship program by hosting intern focused workshops and seminars.

1.0
1 July 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Most people care a lot. And try to make the best of the miserable environment.

Cons

The culture is toxic from the top down. Leadership creates an environment of constant chaos, shifting priorities, and little accountability, leaving employees to absorb the consequences. Management by fear is accepted and, at times, seems to be embraced. The company continues acquiring businesses with little apparent planning for how those acquisitions will be integrated into the broader organization. Rather than building scalable processes first, existing teams are simply expected to absorb additional work while already operating at capacity. The result is an organization that constantly feels reactive instead of intentional. Every day becomes another exercise in putting out fires while being criticized for failing to anticipate priorities that were never clearly communicated. Leadership struggles to establish, communicate, and execute on a coherent strategy, making it difficult to accomplish meaningful work or feel successful. Long-term planning consistently takes a back seat to constantly changing priorities. Concerns about leadership and workplace culture are raised, yet the same patterns continue. Employees are left feeling unsupported, overextended, and increasingly burned out while leadership appears insulated from the impact of its decisions.

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