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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
      5.0
      Nov 27, 2023

      Amazing

      Forklift operator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great, Beneficial, Positive, Interesting, wonderful.

      Cons

      Not many cons to think of it is a great company.

      2.0
      Nov 15, 2023

      Bad vibes

      Developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They have decent pay and benefits and work from home for certain employees. The company is trying to pivot from only selling their own contracts since office supply and janitorial materials has not proven as successful as it was in the past...but the pivot has proven to be difficult.

      Cons

      Culture is cut-throath due to the company not being resilient: -Every year managers and employees get laidoff due to overall financial performance -A lot of backstabbing b/c of anxiousness around projects and personal performance reviews, which is done at a quarterly basis. -They're owned by Sycamore Partners which does not have a great reputation. Look them up, they try to flip investments and do not have a great track record.

      1.0
      Nov 14, 2023

      Dont work here

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The pay at this company is decent.

      Cons

      Constant lawsuits from underpaying employees Constant mandatory overtime Constantly understaffed

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