Expeditors Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Expeditors full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good training, great entry level job for college graduates
Job security
Supportive, not overly competitive atmosphere
Good worklife balance

Cons – Somewhat lower pay than other major Seattle companies
More middle management than necessary

Advice to Senior Management – Try to identify employees with high potential earlier to keep them around.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Expeditors full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Strong culture, customer focus, good growth opportunities for people working at the branches.

Cons – Cannot have a flexible schedule, cannot work from home.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Expeditors full-time for more than a year

Pros – Professional Team. Educated Team. Management Fosters it's Employee's potential for growth and advancement in their career. Opportunities to travel.

Cons – Lot's of work, and challenging environment but hard work is the key to success to them.

Advice to Senior Management – Cross training.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Expeditors full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Knowledgeable management
Encourages growth and cross training to increase potential promotions, and opportunities
Always looking for new ways to better the company
Excellent benefits package

Cons – Location can determine growth, if in one of the smaller offices
Stressful during peak seasons when there's a large influx of freight

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Expeditors full-time for more than a year

Pros – health care paid for, fun atmosphere depending on events/teams

Cons – Pay is below part. A lot of people leave because of better pay.

Advice to Senior Management – Do not bait people along. Be honest with people about upward movement. It comes across as excuses if not done otherwise

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Expeditors full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Fast-paced work environment and an alright pay.

Cons – A lot of nepotism in a workplace, which makes it hard to advance in your career if you are out of the "circle".

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Expeditors full-time for more than a year

Pros – The benefits are second to none. They pay 100% of your health insurance, which is a rare find. You get two weeks paid vacation, a 401K plan with a Fortune 500 company, and Expeditors does NOT do layoffs. You have job security here. Strong culture and and professionalism. I would recommend this company to someone WITHOUT a college degree.

Cons – They will pay people the LEAST amount of money that each individual is willing to accept. The company is based upon very strong moral character they pride themselves on doing what is right. HOWEVER, at the branch level, this could not be further from the truth. The level of politics, corruption, hypocrisy, and dishonesty is incredibly disheartening. Upper management is able to get away with this, because they have enough really good people who do good work, and keep their heads down and keep working. Some weeks they expect you to work 60+ hours, and some weeks they expect you to work not one minute over 40 hours. Whatever benefits them the most that week.

Advice to Senior Management – Pay your people what they are worth. Don't talk about how much you "value" your people, when I see employees who have worked there for 5, 10, or 15 years, walk out the door because they found another company willing to pay them a couple thousand dollars more a year. It's silliness, and unfortunate.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Expeditors as an intern

Pros – I interned with the Marketing team which was pretty cool. Helped out with their annual conference and gained valuable experience. They were also very flexible with my busy student schedule.

Cons – The culture was very boring for me, office environment was very quiet and didnt get much involvement working with other departments. Couldn't even listen to music since despite the super quiet surrounding.

Current Employee – been working at Expeditors full-time for less than a year

Pros – -Respectable salary and benefits for a recent college graduate
-They have a technical track and a management track
-Great people to work with and in downtown Seattle location
-They are recognized as the best in the industry

Cons – Everyone is paid below market. Many of the older employees have experienced layoffs before and are happy with the stability, but those in their 20's will be out the door with a better offer.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop being so conservative. The company was built on change and rewarding hard work, now where are those values?

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Expeditors full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – 100% paid health,dental, vision insurance. Very stable company, they rarely let go people, the money is there, you just have to go get it.

Cons – Work and life balance isn't there. Lots of overtime that leads to long days at work and no life outside the office.