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Ocean State Job Lot

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Too much manual work for management. - Assistant Manager Ocean State Job Lot Employee Review

2.0
May 24, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The pay is okay for a retail manager on salary, but the hours are long. The health benefit plan for managers is good too. Most of the sales associates can be fun to work with and friendly with the management.

Cons

The 10 hour days are too long. There is too much manual labor for managers to do. The corporate people who go out to the stores can be rude and demeaning to all the people who work in the stores. Some store employees will have so much "drama" in their lives that they will make everyone they work with miserable. There is a very bad system in place for cashier over/shorts, and lateness that puts good employees in a frequent panic, and sends everyone's blood pressure up. The bonus program for managers was a joke, $350 per year for making the store goal?

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5.0
Apr 17, 2026
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Pros

good hours and nice coworkers

Cons

an assortment of managers who dont communicate well

3.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

The culture is amazing and the hourly associates make it worth your while.

Cons

Compensation for area managers is not good. You can hit hit all your goals and improve your department and still get a meets expectation on your annual review.

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