Company in transition - Copy & Print Center Supervisor Staples Employee Review

1.0
Feb 5, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The associates, the products offered, the systems in place to offer products and process orders that cannot be produced in the store

Cons

Company is undergoing changes since being acquired by Sycamore Partners last year. New metrics have been rolled out and less experienced managers are quite willing to throw subordinates under the bus in order to look good. The company is changing direction and members of management not willing to embrace them are creating a bad experience for hourly associates with a potential for high turnover. Hours are being cut and more duties are being added while higher sales goals are being required. If you are lucky to get into a good location with management support, you will have a great time working for STAPLES. Those working at marginal store locations will have a difficult time of things.

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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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