Much better then others in the industry, but with one big problem. - Anon Manager Expeditors Employee Review

4.0
Apr 9, 2012
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Pros

As others have said, the job stability is unparalleled. There is freedom to move around in the company, change roles, learn to do a completely different kind of job, move to a different place but keep your job (sort of--you can get a similar job with a different branch--not technically keeping your old job). The money CAN be good depending on where you are and how long you stay with the company. There's no HR department! THis means that in some ways it retains that small company feel because you are always interacting with the people you work with everyday as opposed to visiting the HR department (principal's office?).

Cons

There is no HR department. While this is very cool in some ways it is also a great weakness in terms of keeping employees happy. That's because the middle management has to fill in for what HR would normally do. If you're middle management, that can be a pain, and if you're a lower-level employee, that can REALLY be a pain, because, honestly, who wants to complain to their manager? The power dynamics are just too weird. The advantage of having an HR department is that it can be *impartial* in matters concerning worker happiness. A lot of management at Expeditors have no idea what it means to be a good manager, in terms of employee satisfaction. They are managers because they were good at their *previous* job as a non-manager employee. This means they have a solid understanding of the department they manage, but it doesn't mean they know anything about taking care of their employees. I've seen some pretty terrible people get promoted into management or even just team supervisors, and the people that work under them suffer for it.

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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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