Misleading -- A Very Unhappy Work Environment - Senior Business Account Manager Office Depot Employee Review

2.0
Dec 30, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Perks like nice lunchrooms, lots of free meals, free office supplies, gym membership discounts.

Cons

Very poor management, disgruntled staff, amateur start-up environment, LOTS of metrics and call-center tactics, despite them explaining how much they are NOT like this during your training. Lots of encouraged micro-management; my manager has terrible communication skills, very little experience other than call-center bullying-type oversight, and a poor work ethic. The praise for management is entiredly based on politics, not on actual results or feedback. You are NOT encouraged to speak your mind, and if so I have seen retaliations. Very frustrating place to come to every day. Not to mention, you are required to clock in and out every day, like a factory worker. If you go below 40 hours a week, leave early WITH notice and permission, call in sick, take time for a doctor appointment -- all of these things will lead to you getting written up. The HR department is abysmal.

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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

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

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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