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Ocean State Job Lot

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Ocean State Job Lot reviews

2.9

38% would recommend to a friend

(931 total reviews)
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Marc Perlman

34% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ocean State Job Lot has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 931 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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931 reviews
1.0
Jun 11, 2015

Stop the Insanity

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Would give 5 stars for fellow employees and customers. May not be the same at all stores

Cons

Management is horrible! Poor training . Managers do not take responsibility for their mistakes.

2.0
Jun 11, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Many coworkers are friendly, overall I enjoy the work itself. Great discount of 20% and decent benefits.

Cons

Management is disorganized with a mob mentality, if you're on the "family" you get away with everything including repeated no call no shows whilst other employees are automatically terminated for such behavior. Until you're in management expect to work your back end off with little to no recognition and even less money, if you somehow do move up to management expect to be frequently transferred between locations (even locations hours away) with less than a weeks notice (of course this won't happen if you're a favorite of your DM) The company is cheap, corporate management rude and work loads stressful. Expect to have permanent joint damage, constantly asked to do 2 to 4 man lifts on your own, more often than not you'll be asked to move 2ton pallets with a hand jack (rated at less than that weight) or carry out large awkward items by yourself (gazebos and grills for example) This place is an OSHA nightmare, sharp rusty shelves, outdated equipment, expired food that corporate insists is still safe to sell, no proper safety equipment, overloaded (and collapsing) aisles, unsafe heat levels in summer and cold in winter due to faulty hvac and no control over thermostats (corporate controls temperatures from RI to save money) If your store loses power expect to be forced to stock shelves in the dark by flashlight.

1.0
Jun 7, 2015

Worst Company to work for

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Their are no PROS for working for this company, pay sucks management is horrible, no good can come out of working for this company

Cons

To much micro-management, ideas are thrown aside like trash they do not value their employees, point system makes you feel like your in grade school 10 minute breaks instead of 15. If your desperate for a job then this is the place to go otherwise stay unemployed until you find something better. No chance of moving up, does not follow availability or your needs

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