However, all of these perks come at a price. They are very strict in how they want things done and how they want their employees to appear. There is a very strict dress code in place that prohibits women from wearing pants M-TH unless they wear a full pant suit. Only on Fridays are slacks and a blouse/sweater acceptable. In addition to that, women are required to wear tights/hose from October until May while wearing skirts and dresses. This rule is enforced across the board, even in hotter climates. They monitor their employees to ensure that the dress code is being adhered to, and if employees don't, then they get written up and have to have a meeting with their manager in order to address it. Due to rather vague wording in the handbook, the interpretation of what is acceptable and unacceptable is left to the discretion of those monitoring (anonomously), thus rendering it a rather subjective procedure. It is somewhat uncommon that an employee goes without being written up at least once. This makes for a certain undertone of unease and the feeling of walking on egg shells from day to day. The branches have their own array of similar, big brother-esque rules.
If you are the type of person that thrives in a highly structured and rigid environment, then you would do well at Uline. But if you are more free-spirited, creative, or dislike rules for rules sake, then you will not do well at Uline. Those apt to proposing procedural changes will also find it difficult to adjust to working at Uline. If change does come, then it comes arduously and slowly. It is also not uncommon to find instances of favoritism. Those who find themselves in that lucky group are more likely to ascend to higher positions than their peers.
