Does Ocean State Job Lot pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ocean State Job Lot employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ocean State Job Lot. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ocean State Job Lot?

40% of Ocean State Job Lot employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ocean State Job Lot 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ocean State Job Lot?

Sales Associate (90) , Front End Supervisor (65) , Department Head (30) , Store Team Leader (29) , Sales Associate/Cashier (27) , Store Manager (26) , Area Supervisor (23) , Cashier (22) , Area Team Leader (18) , Assistant Manager (18) , Field Merchandiser (17) , Operations Supervisor (15) , Retail Sales Associate (12) , Manager (9) , Stock Associate (9)

What are the pros of working at Ocean State Job Lot according to real employee reviews?

"great benefits and always new jobs being offered to existing associates" ((in 61 reviews)); "Good people to work with" ((in 44 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and you get 30% off the store" ((in 43 reviews)); "Flexible hours and pretty easy job." ((in 35 reviews)); "Work life balance was good" ((in 12 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ocean State Job Lot according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor." ((in 60 reviews)); "conflicting instructions from different managers." ((in 31 reviews)); "Bloated upper management that seems to exists solely to usurp direction from other upper management" ((in 16 reviews)); "Deceptive " 2 potential monetary raises per year" =virtually no one gets merit raises and raises of 5" ((in 14 reviews)); "Short breaks poor management" ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ocean State Job Lot layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Ocean State Job Lot locations?

North Kingstown , Boston , Providence , Warwick , Salem , South Plainfield , Ballston Spa , Clifton Park , New York , Manchester , Berlin , Valatie , Centereach , Poughkeepsie , Concord , Bristol , Cranston , Woonsocket , Medway , Wareham , Weymouth , Southwick , East Northport , North Babylon , Bennington , Rochester , Hooksett , Milford , Bloomfield , Hartford

Ocean State Job Lot reviews

2.9

40% would recommend to a friend

(932 total reviews)

Marc Perlman

37% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

932 reviews

3.0

Mar 13, 2024

Not the same

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee Discount, profit sharing bonus

Cons

No communication between stores and home office, allocation of product and set up requests don't line up, late start time in the morning

Ocean State Job Lot Response

2y

Thank you. As for the allocation. We have new leadership and the team is working across the organization to improve the flow of goods to the stores. Speaking to availability, the store needs to ensure that we have the right people in the right place to ensure the workload and customers are taken care of. This is unique to each location based off of many factors.

4.0

Mar 11, 2024

Great culture

Store maintenance specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is great

Cons

Pay isn't great and they will keep adding to your role

Ocean State Job Lot Response

2y

Thank you for the feedback. We are happy to engage the field leaders to address your concerns. We also pay for performance so it looks like education could help the team. Lastly, thank you for your effort.

3.0

Mar 4, 2024

Really messed up my life

Stock associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discount, friendly co workers, diversity

Cons

Well I can say I enjoyed my time at ocean state. Seems now I am going to have to leave due to the hour change of coming into work. Before employees were able to come to work between 6am and 9am before the store opened but now it’s only 10 minutes. I’ve been with the company well over 3 years and never had an issue. The other day I saw a manager get harassed by customers waiting for the store to be open as the manager was walking to the door with associates to go in. It’s kind of scary honestly and really no other companies I’ve seen do that. I really appreciate everything they do but I can’t even accommodate with the new hours as well.

Ocean State Job Lot Response

2y

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. As a retail company, we try to balance our needs of associates, customers, and our business. These are challenging times and our data showed why we needed to make changes to staffing and store hours.

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