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Office Depot – “Morale sucks!

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Sep 14, 2008

2.0

Office Depot Senior Manager in Delray Beach, FL:   (Current Employee)

Pros

There are alot of really great people within the rank and file. But there is no guidance from upper management. Therefore we work in silos. There is very little interaction between divisions. No one knows or cares what the other is doing or what their strategic initiatives are.

Cons

Moral is terrible. There is no clear leadership from the very top. I have a long tenure with the company and have never seen this level of dissatisfaction. There has been change and alot of it over the years. The company leadership has no clue right now how to lead the company forward. And the board of directors is stale and also part of the problem.

Advice to Senior Management

Wake Up!

Comment (1)

Jan 16, 2009

by Barney1:

And there's silos in silos. Not only guidance from upper management is lacking, but also guidance from lower level management to their staff. Depot has a cultural problem: many senior -, middle - and operational level management positions are held by external candidates who bring on board buddies from former companies. It's their cultures and values that dominate (they preach OD values, but practice their own). In some departments they form tight groups that protect their interests at all costs, not caring about employees or company goals. That's why morale is terrible. This is not only happening in the US, but also in Europe.
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