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 44 reviews)); "Pay was decent and knowledge" ((in 39 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 35 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 29 reviews)); "Job Security & Stability: Frequent layoffs, restructuring, and site closures create a feeling of instability." ((in 16 reviews)); "direct manager was a micromanager" ((in 16 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 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

2.0

Apr 7, 2025

HR Where Are You?

Warehouse associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, PTO, operations management are great. Co-workers are more passionate than any other warehouse job I've ever had.

Cons

HR is nonexistent. I was hoping the recent change would make it better, instead it got worse. Questions get left unanswered for days, weeks at at time. It's a shame, the rest of the company is very passionate.

3.0

Apr 7, 2025

Lower pay

Sales support coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work remote good for family life

Cons

Layoffs, poor pay, limited growth

2.0

Mar 23, 2025

Almost gone

Warehouse associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of over time to get, What little PTO you get starts at day one.

Cons

There is no work life balance at all. Management is comical at best. The average turn over rate is about 2 people a week and we are always short people. The company has shut down 4 DC's in last year to "consolidate". Pay is no where what other companies are paying for work we do. Management ignores what the workers ask constantly. There is no room for advancement here (with a degree or otherwise). Healthcare is a joke (worst in business). At rate they are going workers will be working 6 days a week due to the closing of the recent DC.

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