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
3.0
Apr 30, 2010

Conformity is Key

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits & decent salary. If you impress the right people, you can move up very quickly. Bonuses are awesome! You can be proud to work there because Uline really does treat its customers fairly and gives its employees enough authority to take care of the customer properly. It's easy to get your voice heard. They always listen to employee comments & suggestions.

Cons

Be ready to conform if you want to do well at Uline. You have to dress how they want you to (knee-length skirts w/ pantyhose for women), say what they want you to, pretend to agree with the way they do things. You may even get asked about your political views. The place is pretty stuffy--don't get caught eating at your desk, or talking about non-work-related matters, or cussing, or decorating your cubicle, or wearing wrinkled clothing, or arriving even one minute late. One minute late is a tardy, and it only takes a handful to get fired (8 in a year, I think?) Even managers have to clock in and clock out, even though they're paid salary.

1.0
Sep 2, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is OK, not great. Offer massages on site.

Cons

Worst interview practices I've ever seen. "Old boys club" environment. Extremely politically conservative and will absolutely push their politics unto their employees. They send out a newsletter pushing far right politics regularly, written by the owner and the owners wife, Liz. Promotions are based solely on how well the managers like you, not on competency. And if you are a liberal, good luck even getting a job here, let alone a promotion. They will absolutely check your social media and if you have anything even remotely liberal on yours they will end the hiring process (I scrubbed mine on the advice of a friend before I applied). They routinely interview applicants 6+ times with no intention of actually hiring them, leading them on for months in order to meet their quotas. They are expert level at wasting fresh out of college young adult time throughout this process. And again, if they get the slightest whiff of you not being Republican, you have zero chance. It's one of the weirdest most cultish work environments I have ever been a part of. You are basically expected to worship the owners and pledge fealty to them for the PRIVILEGE of getting constantly forced for overtime and making barely industry standard pay/benefits. They preach work life balance endlessly but will also leave you as little time as possible with your family, normal work days are very long and routinely go longer than scheduled. Most of the normal workers are very friendly and pleasant to work with, management are disconnected from the realities of regular folks work and are typically promoted based on the "old boys club" environment. Highly recommend not working here, at least not in the office, which is where my experience was. They are a company that claims to are deeply for their employees, but in reality they just want to use you up as much as possible and if you don't fit into their idea of "conservative" you won't get a job or move up at all. Try working at basically any other job before working here, Andersen windows is a great company in the area that is miles better in pay/benefits/work life balance.

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Uline Response
1y
At Uline, we believe that everyone has freedom of thought and choice. The political views of the company's owners do not affect business operations or impact our 9,000 employees’ everyday work. All Uline employees have the right to express their political beliefs during their personal time.
3.0
Jul 8, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, profit sharing, generous facilities (on-site gym + sauna), cool catering programs for lunch, good starting pay for starting out right out of college, great tuition reimbursement program

Cons

Strict dress code, tons of micro management, they don't hold their customers to any sort of accountability and it WILL come back on you, even if it was the customer's fault, owners are very opinionated, honestly it felt like I was in the 1960's with how prejudiced towards women they are, miniscule hourly wage increases (In the two years I was there, I think I got maybe 75 cents total), if you don't fit their mold or drink their Koolaid, you won't have any sort of opportunities for growth, you're punished for minor mistakes by either being placed on a performance plan or having certain job duties withheld from you

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Uline Response
5y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. Our employees work hard every day to contribute to the continued success of Uline, and we truly appreciate all they do. That’s why we offer outsized perks, such as above grade salaries, a robust wellness program, and opportunities for training and professional development. Wearing professional attire Monday through Thursday is just one of the ways we try to empower our employees. At Uline, we have an open-door policy. When employees feel frustrated, we encourage them to reach out to their managers and local HR representatives for solutions.
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