Great place to work, promotions/raises not always based on merit - Brokerage Expeditors Employee Review

4.0
Jul 22, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

This is the best company I have worked for, by far! They have a great system in place, good training and people with TONS of knowledge. They really emphasize what they want in an employee and they provide a great environment to work in. At my location, I found it very easy to talk with the managers. It was like a big family. When there were family emergencies, they didn't hesitate to let you go and pick up the slack. It's a great company, especially for college grads. The benefits were good.

Cons

I found that it was harder to move through the ranks if you were a woman. There were "some" women who made it up the ladder but any that I knew had no ties (like family) to keep them from spending countless hours at work. While they're flexible with giving time when needed to rush out the door for family emergencies, they still have a ways to go until they're considered a great place for women to work. The compensation was less than desirable, even though the benefits were pretty good. There were many days that extended beyond the normal 8 hour day, so be prepared for overtime hours.

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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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