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 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ocean State Job Lot?

38% of Ocean State Job Lot employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ocean State Job Lot 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.4 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 64 reviews)); "Good people to work with" ((in 42 reviews)); "Awesome place to work.. nice and friendly coworkers.. love working here" ((in 41 reviews)); "Flexible hours and pretty easy job." ((in 38 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Horrible management and corporate gets paid to watch employees in the store through cameras all day." ((in 59 reviews)); "conflicting instructions from different managers." ((in 34 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 15 reviews)); "Short breaks poor management" ((in 11 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

38% would recommend to a friend

(933 total reviews)

Marc Perlman

35% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (933 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

933 reviews

3.0

Jun 21, 2022

Meh

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun people to work with

Cons

Just another corporation that offers its employees the bare minimum

5.0

Jun 13, 2022

Pretty good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I've made some absolutely amazing bonds with my coworkers and I'm forever thankful for that. Discount is 30% off almost everything which is really nice. My store is amazing on our part locations wise not so much lol

Cons

I feel like this company does donation funds way to often, Ukraine fund ended and then they turn around and have an animal rescue donation, I don't like badgering people to donate money constantly. I love that we are helping out but I feel like it's too close together to keep asking people for their money especially during this time of inflation. Also I hate that they can just take your mangers and move them to another store, so much for building a team, took away two of the best managers.

1.0

Jun 11, 2022

Wages suck

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers are great and you get 30% off the store

Cons

Wage is horrible for 2022. You get paid 13.50 hr and the company acts like they are doing you a favor.

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