Does Ocean State Job Lot pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ocean State Job Lot employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ocean State Job Lot. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ocean State Job Lot?

38% of Ocean State Job Lot employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ocean State Job Lot 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ocean State Job Lot?

Sales Associate (90) , Front End Supervisor (65) , Department Head (30) , Store Team Leader (29) , Sales Associate/Cashier (27) , Store Manager (26) , Area Supervisor (23) , Cashier (22) , Area Team Leader (18) , Assistant Manager (18) , Field Merchandiser (17) , Operations Supervisor (15) , Retail Sales Associate (12) , Manager (9) , Stock Associate (9)

What are the pros of working at Ocean State Job Lot according to real employee reviews?

"great benefits and always new jobs being offered to existing associates" ((in 62 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and you get 30% off the store" ((in 41 reviews)); "Good people to work with" ((in 41 reviews)); "Flexible hours and pretty easy job." ((in 38 reviews)); "flexible schedules part and full time" ((in 15 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ocean State Job Lot according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor." ((in 60 reviews)); "conflicting instructions from different managers." ((in 31 reviews)); "Bloated upper management that seems to exists solely to usurp direction from other upper management" ((in 16 reviews)); "Deceptive " 2 potential monetary raises per year" =virtually no one gets merit raises and raises of 5" ((in 13 reviews)); "Short breaks, stressful as short handed." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ocean State Job Lot layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ocean State Job Lot layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ocean State Job Lot in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Ocean State Job Lot locations?

North Kingstown , Boston , Providence , Warwick , Salem , South Plainfield , Ballston Spa , Clifton Park , New York , Manchester , Berlin , Valatie , Centereach , Poughkeepsie , Concord , Bristol , Cranston , Woonsocket , Medway , Wareham , Weymouth , Southwick , East Northport , North Babylon , Bennington , Rochester , Hooksett , Milford , Bloomfield , Hartford

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Ocean State Job Lot reviews

2.9

38% would recommend to a friend

(933 total reviews)

Marc Perlman

35% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Senior management

2.4

Career opportunities

Ocean State Job Lot has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 933 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Ocean State Job Lot employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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933 reviews

3.0

Jul 4, 2017

Good Company to Grow Experience

Sales associate/cashier

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Pros

Decent pay/Benefits. Good hours. Good Managers. Learned a lot. Opportunities to move up.

Cons

Understaffed. Employee Morale wained at times. Was called in a lot due to understaffing. Schedule conflicts. "10 Minute" breaks. There was some favortisim and unwillingness to work with some over others.

Ocean State Job Lot Response

Great feedback on staffing. We recognized this as an opportunity and have begun rolling out centralized recruiting to support all of our stores. We are so excited about the results that the entire chain will be on-line by year's end.

4.0

Jun 29, 2017

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CEO approval

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Good Salary Good Benefits Company Promotes Teamwork Greatt Challanges My direct supervisor has high but realistic expectations

Cons

Salaried Hours are long at times

4.0

Jun 27, 2017

Sales Associate

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great staff and management, 20% employee discount, easy job to have during school

Cons

Disorganized, the point system, not many opportunities for raises for hard working employees

Ocean State Job Lot Response

Thank you for the feedback. The point system has been gone a year. We clearly have an opportunity to re-educate our teams on the time and attendance policy that is more lenient than most retailers..

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