Veritiv reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(940 total reviews)
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Salvatore A. Abbate

88% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Veritiv has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 940 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Veritiv employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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940 reviews
1.0
Aug 26, 2015
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Pros

Most of my coworkers were good, hard working people. Company offered decent pay.

Cons

Mid management is the worst I have ever seen in my 20 years of corporate environment. They don't have a clue how to do their own job or effectively manage. HR could care less until their threatened with a lawsuit. I was with the company less then a year and couldn't wait to leave!

2.0
Aug 25, 2015

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Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Competitive pay for the market, great coworkers who really care about doing a good job and taking care of the company.

Cons

The organization is only focused on the shareholders. They implement changes without any regard for how it will affect those in the field. Constant layoffs, no communication on the company direction or goals. Employees are treated as commodities, they say they want to retain their talent but then do the opposite.

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Veritiv Response
10y
Thanks for the feedback. We’re glad to hear that you had a good experience with your Veritiv coworkers. We understand our status as a public company has certainly been an adjustment for some of our team members who were part of the legacy organizations, as now, shareholders are an important stakeholder to the company, along with our customers, employees and suppliers. We recognize that our employees are our greatest asset and we appreciate our team’s willingness to get informed on the importance of our shareholders and the critical role they play in helping Veritiv become a leading distribution solutions company. We thank you for your service to Veritiv and wish you the best.
1.0
Aug 25, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

maybe the slight work/life balance, except for restricting the ability to take vacating to certain times of the year

Cons

senior and middle management is horrible, the absolute worst i have ever dealt with in my years of corporate work - has absolutely no relationship with the rest of the employees and doesn't make any effort to create one. there is a complete lack of focus as to the direction of this company. management seems to have a vested interest in maintaining the current status quo, so there is a lack of respect for the rest of the employees. management actually yells and threatens employees with losing their jobs, how incredibly unprofessional. Very condescending. Lack of trust. Lots of gossip. management rules through fear and intimidation. Rest of staff is treated like children. I was told from the get go that it would be my responsibility to figure out what training I needed, there is NONE provided. No HR on site. Couldn't wait to leave. Brand recognition is completely lost, with the loss of the Unisource Worldwide name and recent merger, causing a lot of customer confusion. There is no training on products and services, so you have no idea what brands or products are represented. This is a "newly formed company" which essentially arose from a merger of two companies and made its IPO this year. Extremely high turnover for many obvious reasons. There is a complete disconnect between senior management and the rest of the organization. No training for new hires. Never received any information regarding the health insurance plan or the 401K plan during my time there. All new employees are granted a standard amount of vacation days, instead of vacation time based on years of service, including external candidates with extensive years of experience. HR is a complete mess, no one in the HR group seems to know what they are doing. Employees are only paid on a monthly basis. No tuition reimbursement. Very bare benefits, with a focus on cost cutting. There is a limited number of sick days provided, which is highly unrealistic. Lots of employees seem to lack drive and morale to succeed beyond what is expected of them, which isn't surprising given the lack of involvement and leadership.

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Veritiv Response
10y
Thanks for the feedback. Veritiv understands the importance of work/life balance in maintaining an effective, healthy, and happy workforce. As part of our integration efforts, we are ensuring that managers and employees receive adequate training, and recently introduced an enterprise-wide learning management system. Since coming together as Veritiv in 2014, our HR teams successfully launched a company-wide unified benefits system. Our HR professionals are working hard to ensure that all employees, including new hires, receive current, effective communication regarding our benefits programs, which include but are not limited to: standard medical / dental / life insurance coverage, education assistance, 401k matching, and corporate discounts. Our employees are our greatest asset. Thank you for your service to Veritiv.
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