What is the hiring process like at WIS International?

Flexible schedule and fast hiring process

Toxic environment in some offices.

Flexible scheduling for part-time staff. Opportunities for travel and overtime pay. Quick hiring process and minimal experience required. Work is simple and team-oriented. You can meet people from different cities.

Very early or late shifts depending on store. Unpredictable hours and inconsistent weekly schedule. Not much room for advancement. Physically demanding with little appreciation. Pay does not match the work at times.

• Some friendly team members (your team members can be cordial and conversational, if they choose to be). • You're given the bare-bone basics of what you'll be doing every shift during your hiring process/training day. • A wide array of team members that are diverse (ethnically, nationalistically, and age-wise). • The pay is decent, IF (see below under Cons)...

• ...IF you're willing to work every shift your scheduled for, no questions asked (even if the company is breaking the law; see below). • The company breaks state laws regarding time alloted between shifts, claiming that they can because "every job site is a unique contract" (direct quote from my regional supervisor). Example: I worked a shift starting at 6pm in Hershey, PA (1hr and 10mins from home), & we didn't leave until after 1:30am (arriving home at 2:45am). I was then supposed to sleep, get up, and be at my next shift by 6am in Lititz (45 minutes away), meaning that at maximum, I was given 2.5 hours for sleep. The law (at least in PA) states that you are required to have a minimum of 8 hours between work shifts (not including travel time/sleep). This was repeatedly ignored/violated during my time with the company. • As stated by other former specialists, your pay does not reflect the effort necessary to keep up with more experienced counters. You WILL be given tedious areas to work at the start because no one else wishes to work them. Example: Among my first shifts was a bookstore, where I was tasked with counting all of the accessories (pens, pencils, bookmarks, and tiny objects with barely-visible barcodes). 2/3rds of the time, your scanner will not scan a barcode if it's curved, tiny, or not familiar with the item being scanned, meaning you will need to either type in each individual item's barcode by hand, or have a supervisor come and use an updated device and count it towards their rate instead of yours. • At time of hiring, you will be misled about the range of your "district" or "region." The hiring manager will make it seem as though the furthest you may go on a given day is 1 hour to 1.5 hours away. My last shift (unworked) was scheduled to be in Muncy, which is 4.5 hours away from my home (just shy of the PA-NY border), and unless you're driving yourself or someone else in your car with you, you are NOT compensated for your time/gas fairly. You are not paid for the time spent in-transit as a passenger on your way to work, even if it would take you longer to drive there than it will to work the shift. • You are required by the app used to schedule your shifts to approve ALL your shifts in a given week, BEFORE you request a shift change from a supervisor due to distance or illness. For example, if you're schedules for 4 shifts in a week, and 3 are within 20 miles while one is over 200+ miles away, you'll need to confirm that you will work all 4 shifts before you can ask for any changes to the 200+ mile shift. • The hosting store where you are working has the power to tell your supervisor to leave if they feel you're not moving fast enough. I was threatened by store staff on two separate shifts for not moving fast enough, and my supervisor refused to stand up for me or inform the staff that I was still recovering from a workplace injury that slowed my usual rate.

Currently hiring so plenty of space

7 hours or more of work and only a 10 min break

It was a good learning experience, I suppose. The pay for my position was bad, but it could have been worse.

The only reason this industry exists is because they pay their people significantly less than their clients (Walmart/Target, etc) pay theirs. I was the only salaried manager for the 2nd largest district worldwide. I had between 100-150 employees at any given time of the year. My turnover was 800% (not an exaggeration). I was responsible for (with literally almost zero oversight or support): Recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, training, hiring, firing, SCHEDULING (massive for that many employees), job creation, job scheduling (separate from employee scheduling), asset maintenance, office maintenance, vehicle maintenance, software maintenance, HR issues (many arise when employees are paid that little), raises/promotions, client acquisitions, client communication, supervisor training...I mean the list just goes on. Oh, cherry on top, 99% of jobs take place outside of normal business hours. Typical start time is 5am or 9pm. I've worked jobs on-site that have lasted well over 24 hours.