Company is Going Downhill - CPD Associate Office Depot Employee Review

2.0
May 18, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The only thing that kept me there for 6+ years were my coworkers. Super nice people, always willing to help out (sans the occasional lazy managers).

Cons

-Lack of supplies for CPD being sent consistently. Constantly run out of paper and toner for the printers and would barely scrap by to keep up quality. If your store location isn't the size of a warehouse, good luck to have any kind of response regarding supplies. -Horrible COVID regulations. Masks were required by customers only by word alone. -Impossible quotas for sales, reward signups, ink subscriptions to be met. 1 every hour from EACH employee? Half of us don't even check out customers. -Policies change every month, ones that directly affect customer experience too. Down to the most arbitrary things. -Everything must be done through the Online Print Center; no check out at the register. Except the million and one exceptions because the OPC is buggy, out of date, and on 10+ year old computers that can barely run. -Schedules were always a nightmare. When I first started, we knew when we were working next week on Tuesdays. When I left it was dragged all the way to Friday nights. I had to Google how to look at my schedule from home because no manager knew how to do so.

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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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