Does Essendant pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Essendant employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Essendant. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Essendant?

31% of Essendant employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Essendant 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Essendant?

Warehouse Associate (34) , Customer Service Representative (14) , Distribution Associate (13) , Account Executive (9) , Manager (9) , Associate Product Manager (6) , Order Picker (6) , Sales (6) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (5) , Department Manager (5) , Forklift Operator (5) , Product Manager (5) , Warehouse Worker (5) , Operations Manager (4) , Senior Financial Analyst (4)

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

"Met some really great people until everyone decided to stab each other in the backs." ((in 42 reviews)); "Pay was decent and knowledge" ((in 36 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 32 reviews)); "Most coworkers below VP level are good people, intellingent, and easy to work with." ((in 14 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"Poor management who will use anyone as a stepping stone to get ahead and they've done this to a good number of people." ((in 30 reviews)); "direct manager was a micromanager" ((in 18 reviews)); "Job Security & Stability: Frequent layoffs, restructuring, and site closures create a feeling of instability." ((in 17 reviews)); "Senior leadership in HR is a disaster and I would not recommend working for them or their department." ((in 12 reviews)); "Horrible upper management that didn't care" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Essendant layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Essendant locations?

Deerfield , Suwanee , Chicago , Carol Stream , Houston , Cranbury , Orchard Park , Irving , Atlanta , Charlotte , Twinsburg , Phoenixville , Greenville , Sacramento , Oaks , Memphis , Tukwila , Lithia Springs , Lincolnshire , Kansas City , Buffalo , Perris , Orlando , Woburn , Walker , Salt Lake City , Dallas , Grand Prairie , Denver , Seattle

Essendant reviews

2.8

31% would recommend to a friend

(507 total reviews)

Dave Rickard

22% approve of CEO

15% positive business outlook

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Essendant has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 507 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Essendant employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

507 reviews

5.0

Jul 24, 2021

!!Great beginning too a Happy Ending !!

Warehouse stock picker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Family oriented environment. Were we all you unite in different ways too work for one common goal, too show each other purpose of how too work efficiently and reasonable threw day too day task too accomplish monthly goals. Management is great from all spectrum of the company board. They all listen and give off positive feed back. Which is good because makes it feel like we are more capable of completing the task correctly. Thank you for that.

Cons

Non existent for the moment.

5.0

Jun 24, 2021

N/A

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work for

Cons

I have no cons about essendant

3.0

Jun 22, 2021

It's a job

Order picker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The job isn't very hard once you get used to it.

Cons

Raises don't keep up with cost of living

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