Cost controlling us right into the ground. - Department Manager Office Depot Employee Review

2.0
Feb 21, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

*As long as you don't steal, you will NEVER be fired from Office Depot unless your store shuts down, or your position closes (which at this point can't happen since we're already working with skeleton crews). *High turnover rate lets you meet lots of new people. *FIrst dibs at the clearance items.

Cons

*They will NEVER fire a bad employee unless they do something illegal or horribly stupid. getting fired from Office Depot is next to impossible. *Return policy is a joke that is disregarded the moment the customer calls the national complaint number. *Wages will rarely ever increase sign ificantly without an actual position change. *Sale margin strategy of relying on add-on items too risky and not paying off, making many stores less profitable than they could be, and putting excess pressure on employees to sell additional items with products that would otherwise be sold at little profit, no profit, or even at a loss.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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