Does Border States pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Border States employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Border States. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Border States?

63% of Border States employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Border States 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Border States?

Warehouse Associate (15) , Account Manager (8) , City Desk Representative (8) , Customer Service Representative (7) , CDL Driver (4) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (4) , Inside Sales Representative (3) , Project Manager (3) , Warehouse (3) , Account Manager/Project Manager (2) , Branch Operations Manager (2) , Delivery Driver (2) , Driver (2) , Human Resources (2) , Quotation Specialist (2)

What are the pros of working at Border States according to real employee reviews?

"ESOP is a great benefit." ((in 19 reviews)); "Great people to work with and for" ((in 18 reviews)); "several branches, easy transfers, ESOP is an added bonus" ((in 6 reviews)); "work life balance and competitive pay" ((in 4 reviews)); "Growing, great coworkers, good benefits" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Border States according to real employee reviews?

"low to below average pay" ((in 12 reviews)); "How can you have a company where half the staff are minorities but where basically all upper management is white?" ((in 5 reviews)); "Not much for training have to learn on your own" ((in 4 reviews)); "long hours and very demanding" ((in 4 reviews)); "Leadership is going back in time instead of working to remain competitive and listen to the “valued” employee owners." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Border States layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Border States layoffs and their outlook for job security at Border States in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Border States locations?

Fargo , Phoenix , Kansas City , Charlotte , Denver , Salt Lake City , Tempe , Albuquerque , Concord , Amarillo , Sioux Falls , Faribault , Albertville , Charleston , Minot , Williston , Brooklyn Park , Maple Grove , Kansas City , Foley , American Fork , Chicago , Fredericksburg , Saint Louis , New York , Pewaukee , Tucson , Billings , Missoula , Gillette

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Border States

Border States reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(210 total reviews)

Jason Seger

76% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Border States has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 210 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Border States employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Race / Ethnicity

Gender

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Parent or family caregiver

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Reviews by job title

210 reviews

1.0

Apr 13, 2022

Horrible Leadership in IT

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

BSE as a whole is a great company.

Cons

If you are not a supervisor you don't matter at BSE. The IT Leadership is entrenched and good employees are leaving because the IT Leadership could careless about their employees. I would recommend BSE to anyone except IT people avoid. I worked for the company and was let go because the Manager had no clue how to Manage or Lead.

1.0

Jan 11, 2020

Hired before layoffs

Commissioned sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

money, building, chair, laptop, wind

Cons

cold place, discrimination, work every day and night and weekend, told to pray at work, recession

Border States Response

We have to respectfully disagree on these points. Border States is committed to treating every individual with respect – we do not tolerate discrimination.

2.0

Oct 1, 2019

very political management

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ESOP, Dental and Health insurance

Cons

Management is lacking. "Customer service" is the top priority, but when you are servicing customers it is frowned upon. they want you at your desk with minimal bathroom breaks(2 minutes an hour is too much). Different expectations for different employees.

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Jobs at Border States

Delivery Driver

Scottsbluff, NE

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City Desk Representative/Counter Sales

Warehouse Associate - 7am to 3:30pm 1st shift full time