Old, Solid Performer, with some Quirks - Supervisor Expeditors Employee Review

3.0
Jun 11, 2008
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Pros

Very stable and predictable pace with little or no extreme changes in direction. Excellent place for moms, dads, and people either early in their career or late in their career. The management team has hit on a formula that consistently returns double digit returns year over year(except recently) and has no reason to change. Great lessons to be learned about the fundamentals of business and what it means to manage a supply-chain. If you are in already in management you probably will not leave because of your options, your bonus, and your compensation get better the longer you stay.

Cons

Do not expect your career to grow or move quickly unless you are an insider, come in at a high level, or are a clear high performer. Also, beware that there is no HR department and this causes a lot of angst if you end up moving between groups. There is virtually no compensation analysis, standard reward process, or easily accessible work history (and to credit the management team there is no support in these areas). This makes for some very non-standard compensation practices between groups. Also the company believes that Logistics is best learned on the job so do not expect a lot of seminars, webinars, conferences, or certificate courses. Instead, you will be encouraged to learn more about the business.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

good environment employee engagement good industry experince

Cons

higher pay would be good but good benefits and time off

2.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

Stability and job security, formerly. Compressed work weeks and work-life balance, formerly. A 47-year no-layoff policy tested in two recessions and a pandemic. Formerly. Now? Well, all of those are gone, so it's hard to really cite anything other than that there's health care and the paychecks don't bounce.

Cons

The same stuff that's always been there, for one. Strict dress code. Dated systems they're trying to run away from as fast as humanly possible. Strict in-office culture with limited WFH. Little to no upward mobility; most senior management has been there for 20+ years and when someone does get promoted, the remaining jobs often seem to magically go to their buddies without getting bid. A complete inability to manage and coordinate anything effectively amongst multiple teams, which apparently is going to be somehow solved by laying off almost all the project/program managers. Oh, and on top of all that? Now, the new regime will lay you off, but first they'll gaslight you and claim the no-layoff policy never existed. Then they'll claim the team managers (who they conveniently also laid off) did the rankings that determined who got cut. Then they'll put a bunch of the survivors into a "bootcamp" and then make them interview to keep their jobs.

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