Staples EasyTech Associate reviews

3.4

3% would recommend to a friend

(317 total reviews)
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Michael Motz

65% approve of CEO

1% positive business outlook

EasyTech Associate employees have rated Staples with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 317 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most EasyTech Associate professionals have a good working experience there. Staples is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by EasyTech Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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317 reviews
2.0
Sep 4, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cool to get my foot in the door in the industry

Cons

Not enough hours to go around.

4.0
Sep 4, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working at Staples is an awesome job. The work environment (at least in my store) is fairly relaxed although professional is always key. You are always encouraged to sell, but customer service (within means) is always the main focus. There is a lot of product training to always ensure you know the products you are selling. Almost every week I am given the opportunity to work a few extra hours. The management in my store is spectacular and I really don't think anyone could get better management in any other retail store. I always feel that I am an appreciated employee rather than just a number.

Cons

The starting pay is minimum wage, and the pay raises are terrible. Back to school hours are terrible, I sometimes won't get home from work until 11pm. It's designed like a warehouse and there is a huge sales floor to maintain so for some people this may seem a bit of a daunting task at first. Employee discount kind of sucks. It seems like management has to jump through a bunch of hoops to fire someone, even if their job performance is extremely poor which means you may get stuck with someone who doesn't do their job. For Easy Techs working on computers, the turnaround time required to get a system done is too short. Yes it makes the customer happy, but that means an EasyTech has to work on multiple computers in a much shorter time and that can be quite stressful.

2.0
Aug 30, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Name recognition: people have heard of Staples, and you can build good customer relations if you're in the right area.

Cons

More concerned with upselling service plans than meeting customer wants and needs. Got to the point where the manager deemed it an issue and wanted to speak with me if I sold any computer or printer without a plan, even if the customer themselves had told me I did a great job helping them find what they wanted.

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