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Ocean State Job Lot

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Ocean State Job Lot reviews

2.9

38% would recommend to a friend

(932 total reviews)
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Marc Perlman

34% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ocean State Job Lot has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 932 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Ocean State Job Lot employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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932 reviews
2.0
Nov 1, 2021

Wear many hats for low pay.

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Pros

Customers and coworkers are great!

Cons

Very short staffed. Very underpaid. Be prepared to run around like a maniac all day doing the job of 4 people for the lowest pay you'll ever make in a supervisor position. Being forced to push insiders on customers that say no. No means no, job lot... C'mon now. There are a lot of retail jobs out there right now that will drive you crazy, but will actually pay you a decent amount. Do that!

2.0
Jan 12, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Discount and the special discount days

Cons

Long hours, corp hasnt a clue, you stock shelves all shift, no real systems in place

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Ocean State Job Lot Response
5y
Thank you for the feedback and wish you all the best in your next position.
3.0
Nov 12, 2020

meh

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Pros

Store manager seemed nice as well as the recruiter. I was given what i asked for as far as a salary.

Cons

I was super excited to start this new job, however after day 1 of oreintation i decided not to stay with the company. I based my decision on the feeling that i got. I felt osjl hires people they put no trust in. A ten min break. You have to have you sign out and back in. One min leeway. Happens more than a few times. Disciplinary action up to termination. Punching in 5 mins late disciplinary action up to termination. Drawer variances. Discipline. Emphasized to put a receipt on anything you buy like a water. If you dont, disciplined. They can search your locker at any time and your contents. Any bags have to be checked daily. I have nothing to hide, and i enjoy a structured work place. However, osjl gave me the impression they don't really trust their employees. Is that someone i want to work for? If mgt doesnt trust the employees, should i? I really liked the idea of working here, but orientation was so, negative. Write up for this fired for that, and no positives. Hey we do this we do that, other than employee discount.

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Ocean State Job Lot Response
5y
Thank you for the candid feedback and the specific examples of your experience thus far. What you describe is not the type of environment we strive to create and maintain. I hope you will reach out to your DTL, RD or HRBP (all should be pictured in the break room with contact information) so that we can discuss your experience in more depth. Thanks again for taking the time to make us aware and I hope you will reach out.
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