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Western Paper Distributors reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(88 total reviews)
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Nick Morris

85% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Western Paper Distributors has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 88 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Western Paper Distributors 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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88 reviews
1.0
Jul 17, 2015
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Pros

Sorry, but I would never recommend my friends or family to work at this establishment.

Cons

No accountability, which goes hand in hand with no REAL leadership. Former high school buddies continuing to mislead, manipulate other hard working people who want nothing but honest and competitive wages. You lost a former marine because your lack of leadership. You ask your employees for their goals. A company with leaders instead managers wouldn't burden their employees with such garbage. You have created a stepping stone for people that will only look back to say man, I never want to work there again. You forget word of mouth can not only help you but cripple you. Quit acting like a small minded company before you purchased HCCS & genuinely cut the fat, hire honest, hardworking people who honestly look forward to coming in to work each and every day.

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Western Paper Distributors Response
10y
It’s hard to know how to respond to a review like this one. What makes someone work for over a decade at a place they clearly disdain? From your described title I’m guessing you were in our warehouse, which has probably experienced most of the pain related to our sustained growth over the last few years. I know it’s not been easy, but we’re presently hiring several new warehouse project managers to make sure all of the identified needs are being addressed. I do think we’ll continue to solicit goal ideas from our employees, however. We’ve had great success in the past by incorporating employee ideas into their goal programs. We probably just need to make sure we hire people who are able to generate those goal ideas. Now, your idea of hiring hardworking people is one I’ve always believed in. In particular, we enjoy hiring employees with former military experience. So far this year we’ve hired six veterans, and we’re always looking to grow that number. I wish you would have brought up your issues before you resigned so you could have been among that number as well.
5.0
Mar 17, 2015
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Pros

Seriously, though - working for Western Paper has taught me more about life and business than all of my education and previous years of work experience combined. Western only hires the smartest people, and it just so happens they are some of the best people I have ever worked with. We work in a project-based environment where every department is constantly working on new ideas generated by the employees. It's demanding work, but everyone ends up working on much larger projects than you would typically expect for a given role. The managers also spend a great deal of time trying to build career paths for their employees, and there are many internal promotions each year. It's a good place to learn, and grow, and I'm proud to have been a part of this company.

Cons

It's bloody hard work. Also, the business has been growing faster than the staffing levels, so there is often a sense of leanness on certain teams. They are fixing this by hiring quite a few people, but it takes a while to make a hire (probably because of some pretty rigorous standards). Also, you end up thinking about your toilet paper choices. A lot.

1.0
Nov 15, 2016
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Pros

Mon thru Fri that's it.

Cons

I was not paid what I was told per hour. Which by the way is very low for what you do. Manager has no idea what's going on without help from another employee. Things run free and clear with no problems when management is not there. When I got hired I was told that as long as the route got done it didn't really matter if I went in a 7 or 730 or 8. which had been done today I get fired because I didn't get to santa fe one day two weeks ago by 830 due to heavy traffic. And of coarse it wasn't until after I ran the days route. Manager also failed to even listen to me. Long story short don't plan on making this company home they have an extremely high turn around

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Western Paper Distributors Response
9y
Feedback is always welcome, and I'm truly sorry that Western Paper was not a fit for you. We do value our team members and our customers very highly, and want to make sure that each is satisfied. Sometimes that requires certain scheduling and delivery requirements, as I'm sure you can understand. If you have any additional comments or feedback for me, please don't hesitate to reach out. All in all, I wish you the best in your future endeavors.
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