Love, Hate - Warehouse Associate Ocean State Job Lot Employee Review

3.0
29 Aug 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some perks are the people, the bonuses, the medical, the discount and the job stability.

Cons

pay rate is low, employee recognition isn't as good as it could be. It's a huge place (the warehouse) and should have employee recognition by department, I think. We have temps and some have been with us for many years (on and off) and are excellent workers and should have been hired long ago. I don't know how they chose people they hire, but the ones who get hired are usually useless. But they MIGHT have been good temps...see "advice to management" this could explain the lethargy in workers.

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5.0
30 Jan 2026
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Pros

You don't experience many of the retail horror stories you would at larger chains. Management was reasonably flexible with scheduling and always took our side during customer disputes. 30% discount nice bonus too (40% on some days)

Cons

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1.0
31 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Health Insurance, 30% discount great co workers

Cons

Micro managing from corporate, beyond awful workload, skeleton crew

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Ocean State Job Lot Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We always look for areas where we can improve and would be happy to discuss this further with you. Please reach out to Tom McMullen Director of Human Resources at t.mcmullen@osjl.com
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