So close....yet so far - Anonymous employee Expeditors Employee Review

4.0
Jan 20, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good opportunity for type-A hard workers. It's not a dull environment and you'll be busy as heck all day, every day.

Cons

Penny-wise, dollar foolish. There's a huge push for growth but at the same time there's a hiring freeze. Can't have it both ways. Also, some of the initiatives are a waste of time. Too many people managing to find inefficient ways to manage to arbitrary goals that don't have much impact on customer service. Instead of standing up and questioning things that should be questioned, people find it's often easier just to cheat the system to make certain metrics look good. It's the worst kept secret in the branch.

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Cons

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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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