Staples Staples EasyTech Associate reviews

Great coworkers, fun managers (though that depends on the store you're in), good part time hours. I loved my coworkers. EasyTech frequently browsed the Staples Subreddit which was full of juicy banter. We all witnessed the Staples/Office Depot merger decline and openly made fun of Ron Sargent when he was forced to step down. I haven't worked at Staples since Shira took over but the company seems to be doing fine now. Chris was my absolute favorite manager. He was one the AMs + "EasyTech Manager" and he would make the tech department very enjoyable - frequently joining in on our banter. I was hired for part time but with load nights I found myself hitting close to full time hours. I worked Black Friday as well which improved my hours greatly. In my one year of working there I received a pay raise from $10.25 to $10.60 which was a great confidence booster. I found myself being in the Top-3 of tech sales every week. As a teenager with no car at the time, when the night is done and you're waiting for your ride, your managers will stay and wait with you before they leave. It's very kind of them to do that and I found myself sitting in their car chatting with them on cold winter nights while I waited for my ride. As with most jobs they have a "no phone" policy but once the store closes and you're cleaning up they really don't care. Maybe it was just how relaxed my store was, I'm not sure. Back to School isn't as chaotic as they make it out to be. If you join in on the fun you'll breeze right past it. I remember some coworkers complaining that they had to participate in the backpack promotion (we just had to wear a backpack, that's all) but I made it more fun by wearing a kid's My Little Pony backpack. The customers found it amusing and I ended up having a good time. Years later I still find myself going back to my old store and hanging out with my old coworkers. Unfortunately most of the Tech department moved onto greater pastures but my Office Supplies buddies are still there. We would have paid quarterly meetings which I found myself enjoying quite a bit. We would come in an hour before the store opened, relax in the chair department with Dunkin' Donuts and talk about how our quarter went. If we brought our uniform we would be given the option to work that day if you wanted extra hours, but it was not required and you would not get reprimanded if you didn't take the extra hours due to staffing already being scheduled that day. Results may vary, but Store #1506 was a very fun place to work in.