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The Retail Odyssey

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Uneven workload, non-functional management - Reset Merchandiser The Retail Odyssey Employee Review

1.0
Sep 7, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The money isn't bad for what I do, I enjoy the customers and freedom. We start work early in the morning when the stores are less busy and I enjoy getting off by 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon.

Cons

They will literally hire anything that breathes, drug addicts, drunks, felons. Seems like the solid employees get a raw deal, not sure why the others would be favored. We literally have no idea from day to day how many hours we will work or if we will suddenly be told that there is no work for a whole week. This can work for a person if you're not under too much Financial strain but it really messes with your mind to not ever have any consistency and to always wonder when you're going to get yelled at for something you had no control over.

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5.0
May 9, 2025
Recommend
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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
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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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