OfficeMax Employee Reviews about "work environment"
Updated 7 Nov 2020
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- - Appleton, WI, US Area
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- - Casper, WY, US Area
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- - Dublin
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- - Guanajuato
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- - Hidalgo
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- - México
- - Ecatepec de Morelos
- - Nuevo León
- - Monterrey, Mexico Area
- - Oaxaca
- - Salina Cruz
- - Querétaro
- - Querétaro, Querétaro
- - Quintana Roo
- - Cancún
- - Playa del Carmen
- - Sinaloa
- - Culiacán
- - Sonora
- - Hermosillo, Sonora
- - Tabasco
- - Villahermosa, Tabasco
- - Veracruz
- - Veracruz, Mexico Area
- - Xalapa
- - Yucatán
- - Mérida, Yucatán
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- - Auckland
- - Auckland, New Zealand Area
- - Canterbury
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- South Africa - All Cities
- - Free State
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- - England
- - Guildford, UK Area
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- - Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands (US) Area
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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 did not stand behind store management" (in 63 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Reviews about "work environment"
Return to all Reviews"Not great, not awful"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at OfficeMax part-time for less than a 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"Nice First Job"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at OfficeMax part-time for more than a year
Pros
Good Management and nice work environment.
Cons
Inventory could be long hours and a lot of putting away.
Pros
Flexible hours, good work environment
Cons
Sometimes we would get out late
"New beginning"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at OfficeMax full-time for more than a year
Pros
Flexible schedule and good work environment
Cons
Pay could be better, retail is a challenge
Continue reading"Wish they would change their policies"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at OfficeMax full-time for 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 readingPros
Working environment conducive for job satisfaction
Cons
Poor benefits and short term contracts
"Great pay for new job seekers"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at OfficeMax
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"Sales Associate"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at OfficeMax full-time
Pros
Good work environment for a short term job
Cons
Not a particularly interesting place to work
"Fine workplace, but demanding work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at OfficeMax part-time for more than a 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"Office Depot policy"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at OfficeMax part-time
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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