Pros
Some really cool people work here. It's a fun industry. You can take advantage of employee stock purchase plan.
Cons
This is a successful Fortune 500 company that runs like it's one missed check away from financial disaster. They won't spend a penny they don't have to. For our employee holiday party, they had catering from Fazoli's. The people serving gave tiny portions, then they had the audacity to sell the leftovers the next day. For National Pizza Day, they ordered in pizza. And sold it for $1.50 a slice. Go out for a team lunch and don't expect the company to pick up the tab like nearly every other business. Nope, you're on your own. If you took part in the Corporate Challenge, they made you pay for your own t-shirt. We make t-shirts. And most companies provide them free. But not Staples Promo Products. It seems executive bonuses (only executives get bonuses, by the way), are tied in to budgets, so no one is willing to shell out for anything that's not absolutely essential. And then there's the possibility for career advancement. There is none. You're stuck in your current role, but if you're lucky, you may get a whopping 1.5% annual raise. If, by chance, a position does open up, in all likelihood it's going to someone better connected, but less qualified than you. Overall, SPP suffers from the Peter Principle. That is, people have stuck around long enough to get promoted to positions they are completely incapable of handling.