A broad overview of Expeditors, CHQ. - Anonymous employee Expeditors Employee Review

3.0
Jan 4, 2009
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people who work at Expeditors are usually very competent and on the ball. Even though the company is in the Fortune 500, it doesn't feel like a big corporation and there's opportunity in several positions to be the only one doing what you're doing. So the amount of control and responsiblity can be quite nice. People usually recognize when you go above and beyond and everyone is always very professional and polite. I don't think there's a ton of micromanaging. Depending on the position, you can rise among the ranks fairly quickly, sometimes due to high turnover, but it really depends on the position.

Cons

Sub Par Pay It is a widely reported that Expeditors pays slightly less than others for the same type of job and when you factor in the breath and depth that some positions are expected to undertake, the "slightly" might be understating it. Unsympathetic Managers Management is very manager-y in the sense that they are strict about stuff like time off, leaving early, working from home, etc. There's also a dress code, business casual, but for the men, they have to wear ties every day, no casual Fridays. The time off is also not super great. Minimal Vacation Time Vacation time cannot be rolled over to the next year, and depending on when you get hired (jan-feb=5 days, march-april=4 days etc.) you might only have 5 days of vacation your first year and then years 2-4 you only have 10 days. On the 5th and 10th year, you get 5 more days + the days you got on your first year. Six days of sick leave per year and if the weather is bad and you are worried about your safety, you must take a vacation day before taking sick leave or unpaid.

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Cons

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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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