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Ocean State Job Lot

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Awful awful - Anonymous employee Ocean State Job Lot Employee Review

1.0
Apr 15, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Your coworkers and *some* managers are great to work with. The hours were not terrible. And they provide health insurance (pay 1/2 the first year, and pay in full after 1 year) for full time employees.

Cons

Most management is unhelpful, condescending, and not held accountable. The home office does nothing to make the store experience a good one. They have unwaiveringly adopted "the customer is always right" frame of mind, but has so many in store policies that they expect store employees to follow until a customer complains to the home office and they get their way making the in store staff seem uneducated. The pay is not great. They have so many policies and standards that are made nearly impossible to keep up with. They have "planograms" that they rarely have stock to fill.

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5.0
Apr 17, 2026
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Pros

good hours and nice coworkers

Cons

an assortment of managers who dont communicate well

3.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

The culture is amazing and the hourly associates make it worth your while.

Cons

Compensation for area managers is not good. You can hit hit all your goals and improve your department and still get a meets expectation on your annual review.

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