Honesty Is Not The Best Policy - General Manager Staples Employee Review

1.0
Nov 7, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Good hours for retail, most stores are not open late and not busy on the weekends. One of the few places you can take time off at Christmas although you will work a LOT during September!

Cons

If you have morals and ethics, don't work at Staples. The prevailing philosophy is "It's never good enough" so no matter how hard you work or how well your store is doing they always expect more and most of the managers have to break rules in order to make their numbers. They encourage you to take advantage of vendors and sell warranties that the customers don't need.

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5.0
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Pros

Good community of workers overall

Cons

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3.0
Jul 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Discount was pretty nice to have

Cons

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