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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

(933 total reviews)
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Marc Perlman

35% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ocean State Job Lot has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 933 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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933 reviews
1.0
Jan 6, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

there are no pros of working here

Cons

you will be expected to leave your department and ring on register up front “as needed” but it will be needed daily because they don’t hire enough people and pay everyone terribly which doesn’t attract new hires or encourage people to stay

2.0
Dec 8, 2024

decent

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good store discount, somewhat flexible hours

Cons

where do i even begin... - minimum wage - old and sometimes disrespectful customers - management is always on your back as a cashier, pressuring you to get people to sign up for the store rewards card or give donations. i was told by one manager to ask customers three times before taking no as an answer - they force you to work weekends even if the store doesn't need it. i've been scheduled on a saturday or sunday with five other cashiers and we get about three customers every hour - only get a 10 minute break for a 5.5 hour shift - poor technology. the POS system constantly crashes/freezes, and managers have to call IT to get it fixed while people are stuck waiting in line - store is usually a mess and is literally falling apart, especially the back room - constant revolving door of employees, poor employee retention - always given busy work even if there's nothing else that has to get done

1.0
Jul 14, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

This company will tell you they have the best benefits in the world however you only get 5 paid 5 vacation days for the first 3 years and personal days and let’s not talk about sick days or holidays. Their leadership are very unprofessional and speak down to employees in a very disrespectful manner. Also rarely hire minorities in professional positions. 99% of blacks and Hispanics that work for the company work in the warehouse cleaning. Their pay is also beyond low and unaffordable to live with.

Cons

Nothing really sad to say.

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