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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).

      Reviews by job title

      507 reviews
      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.

      2.0
      Feb 26, 2025

      JRC

      Shipping associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Competitive pay. Holidays included. Clean warehouse

      Cons

      Low work volume. Too many felons. Management

      2.0
      Jan 13, 2025

      Unhealthy Work Environment

      Production support
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company has a lot of room to grow and can chase annual success by smashing certain metrics.

      Cons

      This company seems to have lost its identity. The core values are so detached from the workforce. So much so that no one from my facility can recite them to me. Upper management are blatantly bleeding the existing talent dry and not providing the necessary assistance or resources to achieve daily success. All employees are extremely stressed out including Department/Operations managers. There's honestly too many things to name so to keep this short, The soul of this company has ceased to exist.

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