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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
      2.0
      May 23, 2023

      Hard work for what?

      Associate manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You gain experience doing a lot of different jobs, not necessarily for the better.

      Cons

      Workload across departments or other categories is not even. Some areas are drowning while others are literally looking for work to do. EVERYTHING is micromanaged, from the "5:15's" you have to submit, to directors and senior managers needing to know your every move, not trusting you are doing your job. A lot of managers were hired in as management and have not had to work the lower levels. It is very clear they have no idea how much work the lower levels actually have to do. When you talk about it, they don't listen. Limited PTO and not a lot of holidays. Almost the entire merch org is new, yet leadership has not tried to uncover the root cause?? "Not expected" to work a lot of hours, but you actually are in order to get everything done fast. Burnout happens quick.

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