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

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
Jul 25, 2024

Typical corporate treatment

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Pros

Decent PTO & insurance offered

Cons

The following took place during the 3rd month of the new CEO: - Summer hours were taken away with no explanation and deflected any questions about in town halls. - Mandatory Return to office policy (after 4 years of remote work) with "unknown consequences" if unable to return, unless you had accommodation approval (which only put a target on your back) - Over 70 people were laid off the week of the Return to office policy start date. *Warnings* 1. Discrimination asking for ADA accommodation - Remote work accomodation was approved by Essendant and then swiftly laid off the following week of approval when the return to office policy took effect. 2. Unless you are part of the internal sorority/frat do not expect any type of promotion, raise or even recognition for hard work. 3. If you're role can not be quantified financially you are NOT important to the company and easily disposable. ----- I worked here for 7 years, I was the only person hired for my role. Who I reported to and the role itself changed Every. Single. Year. After all my time, hard work, flexibility to changes and contributions to the company - I was denied promotions & raises every year to only be laid off on a group call. While several coworkers hired after me were offered opportunities for growth & given several promotions EVERY YEAR.

1.0
Jun 18, 2024

Sinking ship

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Pros

The atrium that you can sit in while you eat. There is also a workout room.

Cons

- new CEO is taking away everything. Major culture shock. -spouse surcharge on insurance -no more summer Fridays - being forced to come in 3 days a week vs 1 day a week. -constant policy updates with no heads up. - no fresh food on site - safety concern as there is nobody patrolling the front door, so all are welcome.

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Essendant Response
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Thank you for your feedback. Essendant’s values remain core to our culture in how we engage with each other and manage the business. Our goal is to better leverage the assets, capabilities and expertise that have made us successful over the last 100-years. In order to set us up for long-term success in a changing business environment, we must evolve how we collaborate, innovate, grow and deliver on the needs of our customers. Today, we are focused on new and impactful growth opportunities while becoming a more efficient and cost effective organization. We are excited for the future and hope you will continue to join us on the journey.
1.0
Sep 19, 2016

Horrible, horrible place to work

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Pros

You might get a paycheck.... But even that is absolutely not what they originally committed. They allow operations to do whatever they want and then talk behind their backs about them. One HR person actually said she hated people!

Cons

Human resources has the worst leaders and the lack of professionalism from every HR person is disgusting! Essendant should be ashamed of the narcissistic egotistical people they have running that department! I have never worked somewhere where the least trusted people are in HR and upper management. You cannot trust anything they say and they are only in it for them. No strategic ability to lead a business at all, period! They are the worst HR group I have ever interacted with, especially the high level HR people! Absolutely horrible!

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