Terrible Management / Awful Culture - Manager Orum Employee Review

The people at Orum truly are great to work with. I actually started out at Orum and then came back a couple years later, which speaks loads to how they treat employees. The product is top notch. The people I work with are hard workers, have a wealth of knowledge to learn from, and drive me to better myself every day. I'm well payed and am fulfilled in my job, I have a good work life balance, I get to work from home and have my dog sit beside me while I work. Life's good working at Orum.

Not a fit for employees that can't function autonomously and aren't self starters. It's a startup. You need to be able to figure out things on your own once given direction. If you want a rubrik for everything you do, work at a Fortune 500 corp. If you aren't a hard worker, if you aren't resourceful, you won't last at Orum. This is a good thing, since you can expect that your co-workers are of the highest calibre and can be relied on.

I joined Orum because the product actually solves a problem I've lived - outbound is broken. Connect rates are tanking. Reps are burning out. Coaching doesn't scale. What makes this place different: Everyone here has sold before. The founders, the leadership, most of the team—they've carried bags. That means the culture isn't corporate lip service based on theory; it's grounded in what actually works in the field. Career growth is real. I've watched people get promoted multiple times. SDRs becoming AEs. AEs moving into leadership. It's not just talk—look at team tenure and LinkedIn profiles. People stay and grow here. You'll be challenged. This is a high-performance environment. If you want hand-holding or a 9-to-5, look elsewhere. But if you want to be around elite talent, get better fast, and have real autonomy, this is it.

High expectations and fast pace aren't for everyone. Orum is in hyper-growth mode, which means: Processes are still being built—you'll need to figure things out as you go Priorities can shift as the market and product evolve Feedback is direct and performance standards are high If you prefer structure, stability, or a slower pace, this will feel chaotic You need to be comfortable with ambiguity, own your outcomes, and adapt quickly. "Roll with the punches" isn't a cliché here—it's a daily requirement. If that sounds exhausting rather than energizing, this probably isn't the right fit.