Copy and print associate- Underpaid, undertrained, thrown out to the wolves - Copy & Print Center Associate Staples Employee Review

2.0
Apr 3, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Managers were cool and friendly, willing to work with schedule. Minors and adults are given specific timed breaks which is nice. Cashier or floor jobs are alright.

Cons

Pay was way too low for the stress and amount of things to do. Was paid $8 hourly, and I wouldn't take the job back for $11 an hour. Trained for the copy and print center. All it was was a bunch of boring CD's that did not teach me enough. I only got two days on the floor training in the copy and print center and the girl was way to busy to show me anything, and had been there so long she didn't really know how to teach the ways. On my first day by myself in the print center I got so stressed out I got physically sick. There is WAY TOO MUCH to do and learn for just one person. And copy and print center does the fedex. It was really hard not knowing how to do anything and I had people coming in with important documents like master thesis', wedding invitations, business cards, huge blueprints- I was terrified to mess up these people's things. It was extremely stressful.

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