No experience required for hire but slow growth in career - EDI Systems Analyst Expeditors Employee Review

2.0
Aug 16, 2014
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Pros

No experience required to get hired to the company. Most people come in based on referrals. They look for attitude and not actual skills. Not as fast paced as stated. Everything is trainable. Education requirements low - some community college classes is sufficient as long as you're a good talker and know someone in the company already. Low competition in terms of work pace.

Cons

Promotions are rare and happens only when you've put in your time. Salary raises are rare and minimal, 1-3k/year depending on how long you've been there. High the first year but drops down drastically afterwards because at that point, they think you're already committed to the company. Many people quit after year 2 so there's a deficient of mid-level employees. Low salary to start off. No bonuses, low 401k matching. Management watches the clock on your forced 1-hour lunch break and also your in/out time even though you're a salaried employee on paper. Overtime expected but no compensation.

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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
Recommend
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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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