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Gerry Smith
149 Ratings
Pros
"company has a flexible schedule" (in 86 reviews)
"Flexible schedule and good work environment" (in 81 reviews)
Cons
"Periodically firing all old officemax managers when office depot took over" (in 115 reviews)
"Upper management, understaffed, constant turnover" (in 64 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Reviews about "work environment"
Return to all Reviews- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Clean work environment, a step up from fast food
Cons
A lot going on for no reason. Head pieces unnecessary and unnecessarily strict.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Good Management and nice work environment.
Cons
Inventory could be long hours and a lot of putting away.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Flexible hours, good work environment
Cons
Sometimes we would get out late
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Flexible schedule and good work environment
Cons
Pay could be better, retail is a challenge
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Flexible scheduling Mostly fun work environment Generally fun co-workers
Cons
Poor company policies Toxic corporate Hot stores Bad sales goals
Continue reading - Former Contractor, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Working environment conducive for job satisfaction
Cons
Poor benefits and short term contracts
- Former Contractor★★★★★
Pros
- great pay - great working environment - have a good time
Cons
- no specific end date - no clear training, you have to work and learn on the go (becomes easier throughout your time there) - constant amount of errors with pickers - lacks staff at times where orders are heavy
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good work environment for a short term job
Cons
Not a particularly interesting place to work
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Opportunities to help customers who genuinely appreciate your work Having like minded and dependable coworkers A mostly relaxed work environment
Cons
Constant pressure to get everything done now Feeling of being underpaid for work demands with Lack of opportunities for full-time employment Lack of employees means an inflexible and demanding schedule that means work feels like it has to come first Minimal training provided
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Nice customers and co workers Pleasant work environment Easy work
Cons
Too many managers per store Do not care about good employees Not enough inventory to keep up with sales Stop pushing for impossible amounts of square trade to be sold
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