Lack of vision and consistency - Manager - Corporate Express Employee Review

3.0
Jan 19, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Kind coworkers, Coffee bar with awesome barista, Decent medical/vision/dental, Unlimited PTO

Cons

Associates are not relied on to do what they are hired for and are instead forced to do what their unknowledgeable leader wants that day. Senior leader regularly assigned projects to people in front, not based on their role or their skills hired for. This led to wasted time on repeat projects and terrible results. Critical thinking is undervalued and rarely applied by leadership, just constantly throwing bad ideas at a wall with no consistent vision or accountability. With the exception of 2 supervisors who both left the company within 6-12 months, it was a struggle to get on supervisor's calendar to force a performance discussion. Was told multiple years by HR that review ratings were locked in at low levels and not indicative of performance. Lack of culture perks like holiday parties, recognition, and bonuses. Lost 4 C-levels in one year.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Could manage the business as I saw fit as through the lens of a business owner

Cons

Training was minimal and in a location very different than my future store. Staff I inherited was horrible and leadership was not transparent about the status of the store in regards to profitability and issues within the store or company for that matter. Company declared bankruptcy about 5 months after I started and closed my location. Not a great experience.

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