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Ocean State Job Lot

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Over worked and under paid! - Store Team Leader Ocean State Job Lot Employee Review

1.0
Aug 15, 2019
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Pros

Osjl offers decent pay for managers but they require a 50 hour work week.

Cons

You work 50 hours a week and Thursday thru Saturday you'll work the nights. Not much of a work life balance. You'll be scheduled every so often depending on what's going on that month, you'll be put on a 5.5 or 6 day work week. We need to get enough signatures and start a union environment where everyone is protected. We'll soon get there.

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Ocean State Job Lot Response
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Thank you for taking the time to post details around your experience. What you have described is not the environment we foster nor one that OSJ would support. In terms of the work-life balance we all want, effective this year, we actually reduced the hours required for all store and field leaders during the holiday season. Balance is important to us all. Please reach out to your DTL, RD, your HR business partner or even the director of store operations to discuss your thoughts.

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