Don't Drink the Kool-Aid...It's poisonous! - Inside Sales Representative Office Depot Employee Review

3.0
Apr 1, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Big company with good benefits. Nice, friendly and hard-working people work there. They try to create a positive culture, but the machine is just too big to sustain with the positive programs they "start" but then have to pull the plug on because they can't afford to maintain them...but they try.

Cons

Huge disconnect between corporate and satellite offices. Constantly in transition either merging or in negotiation to be bought out by another company. As a result, there is chaos with shipping, distribution, systems and the customers just finally get pissed off enough and leave. Office Supplies is s shrinking business, yet the goals keep increasing. There's a lot of management that they call "leaders" that are just bumbling around like everyone else. They tell you things are great and you have nothing to worry about, the next week they're eliminating positions and/or demoting people. They'll tell you anything to get you to drink the kool-aid, but be careful....it's poisoned. The managers are mere pawns in a much larger financial game even unbenownst to them much less the poor worker bees.

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5.0
Mar 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Store never get overwhelmingly busy - mix of light/busy days Management does a good job at listening to employees

Cons

Have to push selling product on people that don't want it Schedule may be inflexible

1.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are no pros to working for this company.

Cons

Low pay, grueling hours, unsafe and toxic work environment. The company does not offer opportunities for its sore employees to advance to the corporate sector; especially if you have a college degree. As a store employee neither you, your expertise and skill set, nor your ideas on how to improve workflow and company culture matter.

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