WIS International reviews

The job itself - Tedious and boring. You are literally standing there counting merchandise. There are stores where you simply scan one item of a particular product, block count, and enter the quantity which is easier, and then there are the clothing stores where you have to find each and every tag to scan every single item. - The day hours are variable and dependent on however long it takes to finish the store. I have had jobs last from 2 hours to upwards of 10 hours. This will depend mainly on how large the store is and how many people are scheduled and actually show up. - You will occasionally have to work in a warehouse, which tend to take longer, are often dirty/dusty, and have no A/C or heating. - You will be standing, kneeling, squatting, and sitting on floors for hours. It does tend to go by relatively quickly, however. - You will see coworkers come and go due to the high turnover rate. - If you don’t bring your own lunch and the client doesn’t provide it (which isn’t that often), the 30 minutes you get is often not enough time to walk/drive to the nearest restaurant, wait for your food, and actually sit down and eat it. The company/managers/policies - The wages are terrible for the work we are expected to do. We are paid just above the legally mandated minimum wage to wake up extremely early or stay up late and stand around for hours. If you ride in a van, they won’t pay you for the first hour of travel there and back, taking two hours of your time for free. The travel time after the first hour is paid minimum wage, as well as the waiting time you spend after you finish and have to wait for everyone who was in your van to finish before you can leave. They do not pay you during breaks and lunches. - I have had the hours on my time sheet cut short at least a couple of times, cheating me out of some of my wages. Both of the ones I caught and questioned were denied. After the first instance, I started taking note of the exact times I clocked in/out to keep a record of my exact hours. The second time, the manager’s reasoning for denial was based on the fact that most of my coworkers finished earlier, as if the extra half-hour I spent counting hundreds of panties didn’t matter. I wasn’t even the last one to finish. - They push speed, even though the clients tend to prioritize accuracy, and rightfully so. This leads to countless mistakes and recounts having to be done, which is annoying as it keeps us there for longer. I received a negative 6-month review for being too “slow”, even though I have been extremely accurate for the most part, which they don’t seem to care about. You will also get less hours if you are not fast enough for them. I have gone weeks without work at times. - The area managers rarely respond to emails and phone calls, and don’t appear to even open them. I have had jobs scheduled that conflicted with my availability, even when I notified my manager of availability changes ahead of time. I have been written up for a no-show, even though I notified my manager ahead of time that I was in the hospital. - They don’t allow you to call in sick without a doctor’s note. Your options are to either go to the hospital for a manageable illness just to get a doctor’s note or show up sick and hope to be excused and sent home. Those were literally the options my area manager gave me when I tried to call in sick. I have had to show up to work in serious pain a couple times just to be excused. - The training is a joke. They show your group a few orientation videos, teach you for a few minutes how to use the scanners, let you practice on some posters, and then have you practice in a store for a few minutes. After that they throw you into your first job and you learn as you go. The new hires tend to be very, very slow for a reason. - There are so many more, but I’ve already written too much and my phone needs to be charged. I know the grass is greener on the other side and will be looking for a better job in the near future.