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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Gender

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Reviews by job title

507 reviews

1.0

Jun 29, 2023

If you're interviewing for a Merchandising job, run away as fast as you can!

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Half-day Friday's during the Summer months.

Cons

Merchandising does EVERYTHING at this company with no support from the other departments, which seem to exist for the sole purpose of forwarding emails. Merchandising management is clueless about business processes and workload, so they can't provide any real managerial guidance or support. Redundant and inefficient processes plague this company! Seek employment elsewhere! You have been warned!!!!

Essendant Response

Thank you for sharing your experience with our company. We value your feedback, as it helps us improve our work culture and overall company environment. Regarding disparate workloads, we recently made changes to the structure of the Merchandising team. We are also making investments in technology and tools across the company that will provide additional support for our employees. Our goal is to deliver a positive experience with motivated and collaborative teams.

1.0

May 26, 2023

Waste of time

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Trainers are amazing.That’s all they were great

Cons

Racist managers. Bias with co workers.

3.0

May 3, 2023

You’re just a number

Category specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits such as time off and tuition unemployment

Cons

You are just a number. No support and management is not the best. They will get rid of you in a heart beast

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