Does Essendant pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Essendant employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Essendant. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Essendant?

31% of Essendant employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Essendant 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Essendant?

Warehouse Associate (34) , Customer Service Representative (14) , Distribution Associate (13) , Account Executive (9) , Manager (9) , Associate Product Manager (6) , Order Picker (6) , Sales (6) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (5) , Department Manager (5) , Forklift Operator (5) , Product Manager (5) , Warehouse Worker (5) , Operations Manager (4) , Senior Financial Analyst (4)

What are the pros of working at Essendant according to real employee reviews?

"Met some really great people until everyone decided to stab each other in the backs." ((in 40 reviews)); "Pay was decent and knowledge" ((in 36 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 36 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance" ((in 13 reviews)); "Most coworkers below VP level are good people, intellingent, and easy to work with." ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Essendant according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management who will use anyone as a stepping stone to get ahead and they've done this to a good number of people." ((in 31 reviews)); "Managers often deal with poor upper management, frequent layoffs, and lack of support." ((in 17 reviews)); "direct manager was a micromanager" ((in 16 reviews)); "Horrible upper management that didn't care" ((in 11 reviews)); "Senior leadership in HR is a disaster and I would not recommend working for them or their department." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Essendant layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Essendant layoffs and their outlook for job security at Essendant in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Essendant locations?

Deerfield , Suwanee , Chicago , Carol Stream , Houston , Cranbury , Orchard Park , Irving , Atlanta , Charlotte , Twinsburg , Phoenixville , Greenville , Sacramento , Oaks , Memphis , Tukwila , Lithia Springs , Lincolnshire , Kansas City , Buffalo , Perris , Orlando , Woburn , Walker , Salt Lake City , Dallas , Grand Prairie , Denver , Seattle

Essendant reviews

2.8

31% would recommend to a friend

(508 total reviews)

Dave Rickard

22% approve of CEO

15% positive business outlook

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Essendant has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 508 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

508 reviews

4.0

Mar 2, 2021

Good place to work

Department manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Schedule, weekends and paid holidays

Cons

Level of expectation is at times unrealistic

2.0

Dec 29, 2020

Company "Suffered" During Pandemic

Warehouse associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work environment is nice. All of my coworkers are kind and reliable.

Cons

Because of business slowing down during the pandemic, the company claimed that they could not give us our roughly $0.20 yearly raises. We sell millions of dollars worth of cleaning supplies. The company could afford it. Within the past year, we have been required to work more quickly with no increase to our hourly pay. There is occasionally mandatory overtime.

2.0

Nov 25, 2019

Progressive Downward Spiral

Customer service/vendor support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Positive & Friendly Co-workers (*only a few) PTO & other benefits started almost immediately Weekly Pay

Cons

ALMOST EVERYTHING including unreasonable metrics. Numerous system issues will plague your work day while management will not acknowledgment how said defects impact performance. Don't be surprised if you're written up, placed on a performance improvement plan and threatened with termination even if you have documented computer issues verified by I.T. themselves. Many employees complained about various discriminatory practices yet these complaints fell on the deaf ears of management and Human Resources. Customer Service wages are lower than quite a few other companies. Only apply to this company as an ABSOLUTE LAST RESORT. I GUESS working for Essendant is better than unemployment🙏🏽 (maybe) smh 🙍‍♂️🤦‍♂️

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