Overall pretty good company to work for - Senior Manager Office Depot Employee Review

3.0
Oct 9, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

(At corporate) There are opportunities to advance if you network properly within the company. The silos are starting to come down as more departments start working together. The office culture is okay - they offer a fair amount of amenities within the corporate campus such as the cafeteria, gym, credit union, dry cleaning, gift shop, massage therapy, etc. (though employees are charged for everything). They also try to do activities and events throughout the year like the holiday breakfast (all officers of the company put on aprons and serve a free breakfast to all associates, with games, giveaways and ugly sweater contests), tailgate lunch cookouts to start football season, family fun days to benefit the foundation, etc.

Cons

The merger with OfficeMax, although a positive step overall, has put a huge strain on the "lucky" remaining associates. In many cases you are doing the job of several individuals with no end in sight, countless extra meetings and updates to management (since everything post-merger must be closely monitored), and promises being made by upper management on your behalf of ridiculous goals that you are now expected to achieve in a very short time. Most of the decisions made are at a level too high to understand what makes sense, and I wouldn't be surprised if they end up losing a lot of talent due to burnout.

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5.0
Mar 10, 2026
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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
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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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