Office Depot reviews

3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(7,964 total reviews)
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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).

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8K reviews
2.0
Sep 10, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

My immediate boss is the best resaon. He makes or breaks the job. And the flexibility. I have a home office and can work at my laptop at 10 am on a Sunday if I want. My customers are the best. It is a lottery ticket every time I walk into a business in my hometown - a chance to make a new customer and/or a new friend. I have learned a great deal about how a large company operates, previous to this position, I had never worked for such a large institution. It is great to sell something every company buys - it makes them all a target.

Cons

Right now things are not good and I am hoping that they are on the upswing. I am told by those who have been around much longer that the pendulem swings both ways and now it is WAY to the bad. Upper management seems to be interested in tracking activity levels instead of productivity. My boss and his seem to have had their ability to make the decisions taken away from them - they do not get to run this market - it is run out of the corporate office. My bonus and goals are chosen out of thin air it seems - no way to track if they are correct. Morale is very bad and I am sicki of hearing everyone crab.....

1.0
Sep 9, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Office Depot is very good about understanding work life and home life. They are very good about flexibility and commitment to our families needs.

Cons

Bad Compensation Plan, benefits are aweful and not much room to grow.

1.0
Sep 7, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The best reason to work for Office Depot is you like working a retail setting by yourself. It is a good job for getting through school.

Cons

Low Pay, After a while no pay raises (Management Included) Clueless corporate office. No opportunies for internal promotion. Poor business plan. Barebones stores with over paid management. No employee is made to feel as if they are a valuable member of the team. Everyone is always replaceable. Very few full time positions left. Careers stagnation very quickly. Be prepared for ever increasing workloads with no extra pay. Office Depot's policy is that no one in the Indianapolis area at least is promoted within instead the company DM only hires people from competitors. Finally do not expect to ever get the bonuses that you may here about because Office Depot policy is that when stores get to close to the goal line it is simply moved further and further away to avoid payouts.

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