Uline reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,540 total reviews)
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Dick Uihlein

74% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Uline has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,540 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Uline employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
May 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Decent Pay. Nice work out facility, but don't use it too much, they are watching. Nice building and grounds. Subsidized cafeteria. Seeing grown men shake in their boots in the presence of the all powerful Liz is very entertaining.

Cons

Extreme Micro Management. Zero creativity allowed. Very Out-dated technology. Poor job flexibility. Management is a complete joke. Everyone is afraid to speak up, therefore new ideas rarely get off the ground. Everything takes forever, so much red tape and bureaucracy, you'd think you were working for the government. Do not expect to move up unless you are a good looking middle aged man. Best liked employees are those that are camera ready for the catalog.

1.0
May 17, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

compensation benefits structure 401k retirement funds training holiday events the training instructors are fantastic people the lower level employees are all some what young

Cons

micro-managed into dust surveillance unhealthy environment contradictory messages from management insecurity amongst mid-level managers they will fire you for updating your resume secrecy you must endure 90 days of customer service phone-strapped-to-temple cubicle work hypocrisy of "family" message completely objective and robotic in every faucet of judgement employee cliques 15 minutes of bathroom usage given....per day and citations if exceeded

2.0
Feb 4, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Overall, quality people from the top down. People collaborate well and are passionate about what they do. * The bonus structure is great. Profit sharing, personal bonuses, etc. * The facilities are very nice - a great cafe, nice fitness center, pretty buildings

Cons

* The owner shoves far right politics down your throat constantly. Employees making $50k/year do not want to be told what they should think by an out of touch billionaire nor do they want to be told they are guinea pigs for the COVID Vaccine at a lunch and learn. * A completely dated and concerningly transphobic dress code. Shirt and tie every day for men, dress and pantyhose every day for women. There are people in each department whose job it is to write up their coworkers who do not follow dress code, even if a skirt is subjectively 'not long enough'. * No remote work option whatsoever. It snows 4 feet and your significant other has covid? As long as you're asymptomatic you are coming into the office, or you will need to take PTO. * The owner has to look at every person hired, every painting on the wall, every process. Because of that, nothing gets done and everything is subject to her erratic and problematic opinions. * Not a single DEI initiative at all. No care for diversity and inclusion. * Giant maskless group gatherings during the peak of COVID. Employees exposed to COVID at a higher rate than the general public due to carelessness of leadership and policy-makers. * Change and new ways of thinking get tossed aside if they don't fit the 'Uline Way'.

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