Office Depot reviews

3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(7,964 total reviews)
avatar

Gerry Smith

41% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Office Depot has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 7,964 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Office Depot employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

8K reviews
2.0
Dec 30, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Perks like nice lunchrooms, lots of free meals, free office supplies, gym membership discounts.

Cons

Very poor management, disgruntled staff, amateur start-up environment, LOTS of metrics and call-center tactics, despite them explaining how much they are NOT like this during your training. Lots of encouraged micro-management; my manager has terrible communication skills, very little experience other than call-center bullying-type oversight, and a poor work ethic. The praise for management is entiredly based on politics, not on actual results or feedback. You are NOT encouraged to speak your mind, and if so I have seen retaliations. Very frustrating place to come to every day. Not to mention, you are required to clock in and out every day, like a factory worker. If you go below 40 hours a week, leave early WITH notice and permission, call in sick, take time for a doctor appointment -- all of these things will lead to you getting written up. The HR department is abysmal.

5.0
Jun 3, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I've been working at Office Depot's corporate HQ for a relatively short amount of time in the IT department. I was hesitant to make the move to this company because of the mixed reviews I've heard. However, I really feel that some of them are overly negative, and it's actually a great place to work. Pros: *Very competitive salary and bonus structure *Great work/life balance *Nice campus, some extra amenities (Cafeteria, Convenience store, Gym, massages, covered parking) *Inexpensive healthcare & other benefits, decent 401k match *Lots of friendly coworkers that are a pleasure to work with

Cons

Of course no place is perfect. Some cons: *Some people have been at OD too long and are too set in their ways and unwilling to compromise *Frequently have to work with tight budget constraints for IT projects I also understand that working at a retail store is probably a vastly different experience than working at the corporate office.

Viewing 4 - 6 of 7,964 Reviews

Glassdoor has 8,660 Office Depot reviews submitted anonymously by Office Depot employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Office Depot is right for you.