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Ocean State Job Lot

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2.0
Aug 23, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

There is a sense of ownership of your store. You make merchandising decisions on alot of the product and creativity is encouraged. Free medical, decent bonuses, and a long weekend off in each of the lst three quarters are great perks.

Cons

Policy and procedure changes can happen overnight based on a single incident. Long-term ramifications and even immediate impact on the stores seems like it's not considered at times. If your first-day sales were poor on specific items, you would be called "stupid" in many different ways on the Friday morning conference calls with ownership. And, at least in the district I was in, favortisim ran rampant.

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5.0
Apr 17, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

good hours and nice coworkers

Cons

an assortment of managers who dont communicate well

1.0
Jun 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

it is a decent overall gap job, you will be doing every role in the store and if it is dead you will be expected to multitask up front.

Cons

some of the management could be harsh on employees

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