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?

"Pay was decent and knowledge" ((in 46 reviews)); "Met some really great people until everyone decided to stab each other in the backs." ((in 40 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 32 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance" ((in 13 reviews)); "Most coworkers below VP level are good people, intellingent, and easy to work with." ((in 13 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 25 reviews)); "direct manager was a micromanager" ((in 18 reviews)); "Job Security & Stability: Frequent layoffs, restructuring, and site closures create a feeling of instability." ((in 15 reviews)); "Senior leadership in HR is a disaster and I would not recommend working for them or their department." ((in 13 reviews)); "Horrible upper management that didn't care" ((in 10 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 Essendant locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Oaks , Greenville , Charlotte , Phoenixville , Atlanta

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Essendant

Part of Sycamore Partners

Essendant reviews

2.8

31% would recommend to a friend

(507 total reviews)

Dave Rickard

22% approve of CEO

15% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Culture & values

2.4

Senior management

2.4

Career opportunities

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).

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Reviews by job title

507 reviews

3.0

Mar 25, 2017

Okay place to work, but it could be so much better

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Telecommute two days a week. Nice headquarters facility. Fitness Center. Free parking. Cell phone stipend. No micro management. Reasonable core hours.

Cons

No career path. Job title and work performed have little to do with each other. No comp time no matter how many hours you work. Minimal mentorship. Cost of living increases are below actual rise in cost of living. While almost everyone gets three weeks PTO, you have to have worked there a billion years before they give you four weeks PTO. Voluntary and involuntary separations every few years. Their way to weed out older employees making more money.

4.0

Mar 22, 2017

Sales Rep

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for. Lots of opportunities to make extra money.

Cons

Old account managers need to leave.

3.0

Mar 16, 2017

Mostly good, but very corporate

Content development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had great managers here and was paid decently. The benefits are solid, the building is pretty nice. There were good perks. Reviews were done fairly and raises were pretty consistent.

Cons

There are a lot of complex processes that take time to learn. It's very corporate and they didn't seem to have much focus on direction of the company which led to constant changes and semi regular layoffs. Unfortunately I was the victim of one. I was treated fairly but it was very sudden, and I can never work there again.

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