Ocean State Job Lot reviews

First, it's a 100% fear based culture. They treat employees like disposable objects and not like human beings. If you make one perceived mistake you are gone. Second, HR is completely running the show, not the managers. This is the result of the fear based culture. Even DMs are afraid to make decisions so they pass the decision making on to HR. You can't blame them. Even the DM will be fired for one perceived mistake. Unfortunately, HR is just getting it so wrong. Third, no one wants to work there. They just landed there because their previous employer went out of business or their position was eliminated. No employee says "we" when referring to OCJL. Only "we" at Staples used to or "we" at Khols would. That's very telling.' I'm sure you are reading a lot of reviews. But stop. Just stop. And think about what I wrote. If you are just looking for some job, then go ahead and apply. If you are looking for a place to be happy then move on.

Do not be fooled, most of the reviews on this website are from employees working in the corporate office. My experience working for OSJL has been very disappointing. My store has been open for three years, and so far, we have had a different manager each year. Under the current store manager morale has plummeted and the stores turnover rate has skyrocketed, which can’t be good for business. The workplace has turned toxic, everybody is constantly miserable and complaining about the store manager, even other store management. Half of the employees have complained MULTIPLE TIMES over the course of a year to HR, going as far as recording dates and times the manager has broken policy and bullied associates. Absolutely nothing has been done. Without the assistant managers the store would almost certainly have collapsed. They constantly fix the store managers mistakes, console disgruntled employees, and train employee after employee only to train even more when new hires quit. To make matters worse, one of the assistant managers is being transferred now, leaving the store short handed in terms of management, when we are already struggling with the lack of hourly associates. The district manager overseeing all the New Jersey stores is an embarrassment to OSJL and its values. There is a major lack of communication between him and store management (except for my store manager who has worked for him for other companies). The pay is not competitive, and the stores are dirty and cheap. The cash registers leave little to be desired, and the inventory management is atrocious. The company is definitely having some growing pains!