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 57 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and you get 30% off the store" ((in 43 reviews)); "Flexible hours and pretty easy job." ((in 37 reviews)); "Work life balance was good" ((in 12 reviews)); "Ocean State Job Lot provides employees with a friendly work environment and a leadership team to guide them to success." ((in 12 reviews))

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

"Management is poor." ((in 57 reviews)); "conflicting instructions from different managers." ((in 32 reviews)); "Bloated upper management that seems to exists solely to usurp direction from other upper management" ((in 16 reviews)); "They give very small raises." ((in 16 reviews)); "Short breaks, stressful as short handed." ((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

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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

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Senior management

2.4

Career opportunities

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

Mar 25, 2017

Don't believe the hype.

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

It can be an interesting place to work. There are some good people in the Regional and store management positions.

Cons

The corporate management and district positions lie and make promises they do not fulfill. They show favoritism and inconsistently apply policies. They twice negatively affected raises and bonuses due to injuries occurring on the job, both were workers compensation and neither was due to negligence on my part. Another year bonuses and raises were lowered due to the landlord raising the rent. The owners make grand gestures to appear civilly responsive but yet do very little to improve the life experience of the people who drive their business and accrue their wealth.

Ocean State Job Lot Response

Thank you for the feedback. It appears you are no longer with the company. The Director of Store Operations would love to speak with you and gain further feedback. Please call 401-595-7927

4.0

Nov 25, 2016

Clothing dept head

Clothing department head

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had worked for ocean state for 18 years. Was the best experience ever. I worked with an amazing group of people who i will miss very much. I worked awesome hours and learned some much

Cons

The down side is that there is no ocean state in naples, fl so I could not transfer...😞

Ocean State Job Lot Response

Best of luck...Thank you for the service!

4.0

Nov 11, 2016

Company of choice a great place to work

Asm- assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

A great company to work for great benefits and a challenging work environment due to the close out nature of the business never a dull day

Cons

Too much freight shipped to small stores that don't have the space to hold it all. The warehouse ships to a average size store regardless of the actual size of the location

Ocean State Job Lot Response

Thank you for the time to share your thoughts. We will share your thoughts with Planning and Allocation as well as the store ops team. Managing freight flow is a priority.

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