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The Retail Odyssey

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It’s okay - Merchandiser The Retail Odyssey Employee Review

3.0
Jun 4, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Easy work. Weekends and holidays off. Relaxed environment. Great for somebody with anxiety like myself.

Cons

Hours are unsure. Some leads give their self more hours. My lead now waits until we leave and says she stays until about 4am which is not fair if we are leaving at 11:30 only getting 6 hours and she’s getting 8+. I think She’s doing it for the rest of the team besides me and one other person. Me and the other person have been doing all the bigger and harder resets by ourselves with no help since it was switched to 2nd shift due to virus. Supervisor switched our teams and we don’t get our 8 hours anymore. It’s unfair for leads to say they were there from 6pm to 4am. Doing what? Because when we come back to the store the following days all the work is where we left off so what was being done from 12am-4am??

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5.0
May 9, 2025
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Pros

The hours! The shifts! The company and coworkers that are now your family! They're understanding, and by your side even after years of not being around.

Cons

None really. They have even integrated an AI software to help our work be tip top.

2.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Have more knowledge of Grocery stores.

Cons

* Hired as a Full Time Traveling Retail Merchandiser, then unbeknownst to me, they changed my Title to Part Time. Why? I showed them my Onboarding Papers that clearly stated "Full Time" They NEVER changed it back. * You travel all over the state of Az, and you're suppose to get reimbursed a percent of how ever much you spent on gas. I went all over, from Phoenix, to Tucson to Vistancia and so on. I NEVER, NOT EVEN ONCE, got reimbursed for gas. * There is NEVER a Boss or Supervisor on job sites. There is 1 Leader in charge for that 1 particular job. You NEVER get training or even shown what to do. When you 1st start, you are so lost. No one, especially old timers, will NOT help you. Why should they, they not Boss. You literally learn by watching. I worked there about 6 months, I saw, met and talked face to face with The Boss ..ONCE. * You start around 9PM, til about 5 in the morning. After meeting, talking and working with your team, it seems that most employees are ex cons, or recovering addicts or just got out of jail. That's not really a bad thing, but some are a little scary. * Once I deposited my paycheck in my acct, instead of just cashing it like normal. 2 days later, they reversed the deposit, withdrew and took paycheck back. Why? I fought them, I fought the bank but I NEVER got it back.

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