Life is okay... if you stay under the radar! - Store Manager Office Depot Employee Review

1.0
May 14, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As a store manager, I make my own schedule and can leave work whenever I please. This makes it convenient for family/personal issues that one may have. Pay is okay for what I do. Over the last several years, OD has lost market share to Staples and some to OfficeMax so stores are not as busy as they used to be which equates to less work. If you don't mind kissing up to the RVP, DM, & LP manager, your life is pretty good. (i.e. calling for unnessessary advice, thus giving them the feeling of importance.)

Cons

We have to deal with daily "emergency tasks" that have to be done "or else". The tasks are not that big of a deal but they are a nuisance as many of them are inaffective to driving sales. Payroll cuts are another weekly occurence. But as I stated above, we are less busy so we just deal with it. With the current state of the economy, we don't know how secure our job is. This affects almost every job out there though. Also, OD focuses too much on upselling on technology items. It is more beneficial to me to not sell the item, rather than selling it without a warranty or service. As my Dm states, "just stay under the radar". Since everyone struggles with hitting the numbers, my theory is to stay somewhere in the middle.

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5.0
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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

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1.0
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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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