Not very easy with limited staff. - Sales Associate Staples Employee Review

4.0
Mar 17, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Stable company, lots of opportunities for cross-training. You will generally be left to complete your tasks, not a whole lot of micro-management. Decent bonuses if you are an Easy Tech.

Cons

Large amount of responsibility with little recognition for a job well done but plenty of blame if something goes wrong. Lousy employee discounts, you only get money back to spend at staples. They recently got rid of bonuses for office supplies and front end associates. Not a lot of advancement unless you want to be in store management. If you are competent in multiple areas you will bounce all over the store and still be expected to get your own work done without consideration for time. Stores run with a very limited amount of budgeted hours so there is not a lot of coverage for days off or sick days.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

You will acquire genuinely useful AR and account management skills including Oracle, MS Office, customer support, reporting, and general O2C fundamentals. These skills will help you in future roles and look good on a résumé. To be transparent: those skills will come in handy when you’re searching for a new job later — because based on team conditions, you’ll likely be looking again within a year.

Cons

The Escalation Specialist role was originally part of the Center of Excellence (COE) and fully remote. It is no longer remote. Management relies heavily on weekly “validation” scorecards to evaluate performance. These scorecards often feel subjective and based more on opinion than actual workload, metrics, or demonstrated knowledge. They do not accurately reflect your true performance or skill level. Recognition tends to go to the same small group of individuals (primarily within Vendor Management), even though the Specialists are responsible for the majority of the day‑to‑day work and issue resolution. This creates an uneven sense of visibility and appreciation across the team. You deserve better!

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