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 14, 2016
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Pros

Nice company discounts for employees

Cons

The Human Resources department is managed by very poorly. Top management is not qualified to guide the department. Too many leader changes and no stability within . Too much promoting on the basis of who kiss's up to the managers and not work ethic. Managers with no training.

1.0
Jul 20, 2015

Still GOING DOWN HILL

Recommend
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Pros

Work from home day. Co-workers (most have left). Benefits are decent

Cons

2% raises are so old. Record profits and all they do is lay off employees, promote managers and give 2% raises while we do all the work. MANAGEMENT, MANAGEMENT, MANAGEMENT- Management has been there too long. You cannot get anywhere because of them getting promoted and keeping the people they want. Employees are running for the doors because you cannot move up. Management does not work...they only micromanage and walk around asking where people are. Then they go back to their desk and shop on the computer, talk to their kids and friends on the phone, take 2 hour lunches. When they do go to lunch its always in their group. They have special rules and hours that only apply to them. They don't say hello and if they do they don't know your name (or if they do they don't call you by your name). I thought twice maybe things would get shaken up a bit but nope. This company needs to get some balls and get rid of some of the managers. The ones they did get rid of were the ones not in their group. You go to your manager with a question and they don't have time. Then you see them talking it up with another manager about their weekend. They reject your holiday time off because they want the time off, but they haven't even marked their time yet. They lay off employees and keep each department under staffed yet you see all the promotions going on above. I could write so much more but if you haven't gotten it by now, you won't. HR is non existent and do nothing about anything. So many have told me they expressed their thoughts in exit interviews and HR said they would look into it. They don't. The management has them in their vice also.

1.0
Jun 14, 2024

Stay Away!

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Pros

Some co-workers are great to be around and help keep up your spirits

Cons

More than I can list here - no raises in a couple years, moving to 3 days a week in office instead of 1, no communication to management before major changes announced, do NOT care about individuals at all, I would stay away from coming to work here

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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.
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