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The Retail Odyssey

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The Retail Odyssey reviews

2.5

25% would recommend to a friend

(127 total reviews)
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Jim Holbrook

24% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

The Retail Odyssey has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 127 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there.

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127 reviews
2.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Have more knowledge of Grocery stores.

Cons

* Hired as a Full Time Traveling Retail Merchandiser, then unbeknownst to me, they changed my Title to Part Time. Why? I showed them my Onboarding Papers that clearly stated "Full Time" They NEVER changed it back. * You travel all over the state of Az, and you're suppose to get reimbursed a percent of how ever much you spent on gas. I went all over, from Phoenix, to Tucson to Vistancia and so on. I NEVER, NOT EVEN ONCE, got reimbursed for gas. * There is NEVER a Boss or Supervisor on job sites. There is 1 Leader in charge for that 1 particular job. You NEVER get training or even shown what to do. When you 1st start, you are so lost. No one, especially old timers, will NOT help you. Why should they, they not Boss. You literally learn by watching. I worked there about 6 months, I saw, met and talked face to face with The Boss ..ONCE. * You start around 9PM, til about 5 in the morning. After meeting, talking and working with your team, it seems that most employees are ex cons, or recovering addicts or just got out of jail. That's not really a bad thing, but some are a little scary. * Once I deposited my paycheck in my acct, instead of just cashing it like normal. 2 days later, they reversed the deposit, withdrew and took paycheck back. Why? I fought them, I fought the bank but I NEVER got it back.

1.0
Jan 30, 2026

Run! Don't ever apply

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Easy and flexible schedule, Nothing more

Cons

Low pay (Minimum Wage) not enough hours to actually live on. I worked for this company for over 4 years and got maybe 2$ extra in pay within that time and literally .06 cent raise 01/2026 That was the final straw and I have my notice.

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