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
Nov 30, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

No one does any work so the job is easy, managers constantly shifting priorities and dreaming up useless projects that dissolve after a few weeks every single time.

Cons

Revolving door at all levels of the organization from the C-Suite to warehouse workers. I joined the company with a newly formed team because Essendant fired the previous analytics department. Mind boggling amount of technical debt at all levels of the organization. Essendant employs hundreds of managers yet shells out millions of $ on supply chain consulting services. You would think one of the countless $100k+ managers would be able to lead a project internally. Essendant laid off 80% of the supply chain department and then failed to pay out the severance. Every single one of my coworkers has had to follow up to ensure the payment that was promised to them. So many employees of 10+ years fired without notice. Essendant is also getting sued for closing one of their NJ warehouses without 60 days notice. I really cannot stress enough how unorganized and apathetic this company is. This place is an absolute dumpster fire.

4.0
Nov 27, 2025

Amazing teamwork

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pleasant coworkers and management. Great benefits, decent pay

Cons

significant restructuring and lay offs

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