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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 demographic groups

      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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      507 reviews
      1.0
      Apr 27, 2017

      Credit

      Credit
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nothing good to discuss. Very poor management not willing to talk about the poor service they offer to their customers.

      Cons

      Management ? What management. Employees knew more about the job.

      3.0
      Mar 10, 2017

      It's Ok

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      New leaders in key positions may change things for the better Decent work-life balance and benefits

      Cons

      Industry is shrinking so the company faces a lot of challenges Compensation is lower than the market

      2.0
      Jan 5, 2017

      What a Disaster!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Learned the ins and outs of AR, valuable experience. Met some really great people until everyone decided to stab each other in the backs.

      Cons

      Used to be a phenomenal place to work. As years went by and more companies were acquired, started to go downhill in a hugely disastrous way! Was fine when it was USSCO and office supplies and jan san products only. As more companies were brought in, more work was assigned to same amount of staff. Co workers very "clicky", like it was in high school. Smile at you face to face but don't turn your back to them! Extreme favoritism played at HQ in Deerfield. Promises of "room for growth" are B.S. Once you are in your job, plan to be there till you leave or get sent packing. DO NOT rock the boat with suggestions for improvement, you will be tagged as a trouble maker and black balled immediately! Worked there for many years, began to offer suggestions for improvement, suddenly I'm no longer a reliable and dependable associate. Was given unattainable disciplinary improvement plan and was ultimately terminated. DO NOT get on mgmts bad side, you will NEVER get back in good graces.

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