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 39 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 37 reviews)); "Pay was decent and knowledge" ((in 36 reviews)); "Good benifits lots of time off if needed" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance" ((in 12 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 28 reviews)); "Managers often deal with poor upper management, frequent layoffs, and lack of support." ((in 17 reviews)); "direct manager was a micromanager" ((in 17 reviews)); "Senior leadership in HR is a disaster and I would not recommend working for them or their department." ((in 10 reviews)); "No training on proprietary systems." ((in 9 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

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Essendant

Part of Sycamore Partners

Essendant reviews

2.8

31% would recommend to a friend

(508 total reviews)

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 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).

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Reviews by job title

508 reviews

4.0

May 5, 2016

Business in Transition

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mostly good people working here.

Cons

Many people are over worked.

3.0

Mar 17, 2016

Lots of change

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I enjoy seeing the business start moving after so many years of not seeing anything change. I think there are lots of great opportunities in the future.

Cons

There is an inconsistency in the quality of management at all levels.

3.0

Feb 15, 2016

Manager IT / Project Manager

Project manager/it applications development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and great opportunities to learn, depending on the department you are in.

Cons

Resource constrains at all times; more projects than available resources, which impacts quality of work.

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Jobs at Essendant

Employee Referrals-Sacramento, CA

Temporary Associate-Suwanee, GA

Warehouse Janitor 2nd shift

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