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      Essendant

      Part of Sycamore Partners

      Engaged Employer

      Essendant reviews

      2.8

      31% would recommend to a friend

      (507 total reviews)
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      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).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      507 reviews
      1.0
      Jan 2, 2025

      Toxic culture

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A job. Tries to be market competitive but falls short.

      Cons

      The toxic culture and dying product line are in a race to the bottom.

      2.0
      Dec 17, 2024

      Poor Management

      Warehouse associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Warehouse workers are hard working. Supervisors try and motivated but Ops Leaders make their job challenging.

      Cons

      Leadership is unorganized, have no understanding of how to treat employees or manage inventory.

      4.0
      Dec 17, 2024

      good company with some bad luck

      Facilities manager, operations manager, maintenance manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      the company would have food for multiple events with associates to show appreciation. the company"s efforts to raise the pay scale

      Cons

      didn't seem to be managed well, the company was bought out by Staples and then some of the company was liquidated then shut down multiple facilities over 3 years offering early retirement.

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