Marine Corps Community Services Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Marine Corps Community Services full-time

Pros – I enjoyed the people that I worked with at MCCS. The majority of the staff is very friendly and everyone is easy to talk to, no matter what department you visit. There are good benefits, govt holidays, and its easy to earn leave time quickly.

Cons – No raises no matter how well you perfom. The top two at this base are out of touch with the employees and nothing you do will make them happy.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Marine Corps Community Services full-time for more than a year

Pros – Most of the people who work for MCCS are a pleasure to work with
The work is manageable

Cons – Commication can be a challenge

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

Former Employee – worked at Marine Corps Community Services full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great working around the people that serve our country day in and out in the armed services and most of them are truly outstanding people.

Cons – I worked in retail services and the feeling is that the fastest way to move upward is to not have strong opinions and to know people. Buildings are outdated and there is no interest in improving things until they are broken or in a state of disrepair. If you are hired as a flex employee expect to stay that way until someone above you moves on, benefits are not something they like to pass out.

Advice to Senior Management – Take better care of the employees and the buildings/equipement on base.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Marine Corps Community Services part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Flexible Schedule
Good Pay
Off nights Weekends and Holidays

Cons – No Benefits for new employees...and not until your there long enough to want to leave.
Management is only worried about everything when theres inspections from headquarters.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up on everything every day and it wouldnt be a rat race to get ready for an inspection.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Marine Corps Community Services full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – For a few years it used to be a great place to work - employees were recognized for their efforts and treated with respect. The important things were that the deadlines were met, our clients pleased with the results - another words - a friendly environment.

Cons – After the new management took over the entire organization went down the hill. The morale was low, deadlines not met, our clients chose different options for having their projects done, the atmosphere in the office became very unfriendly, abusive and soon it was impossible to work there any longer.

Advice to Senior Management – The management should chose employees who meet the job qualifications for the given positions, not award persons who simply worked there longer.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Marine Corps Community Services

Pros – The team that I have been able to work with has been amazing. I also love how friendly everyone is if they are a cashier or a division head. You can tell that there is a sense community and there is a common goal for everyone. I have been able to network throughout the entire company and realize how important of a part each person plays. This is an amazing company to work for.
There are many opportunities to move throughout the company.

Cons – Competition for jobs. The budget cuts came down really hard in 2011 making merit positions harder to obtain.
Change in teams where it may be hard to adjust to new people all of the time. There are many Marine Corps and Sailor spouses that PCS, EAS, get promoted, etc...

Advice to Senior Management – Know who is working for you - more face- to-face contact and beware of the persons who are stagnant in their positions. They may not be the best person for the company any longer.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Marine Corps Community Services

Pros – -very friendly employees and customer base
-safe work environment
-training and other advancement classes are offered all year around, take advantage

Cons – -depending on what part of the store you work in you may end up teaching yourself (electronics)
-employees are constantly reassigned

Advice to Senior Management – -your management styles and helpfulness have contributed to making this experience more fitting for me during my college years, greatly appreciate everything that was done to help

Current Employee – been working at Marine Corps Community Services

Pros – Generally good hours, depending on location and job title.
If you work in food service, your pay will automatically be hire than minimum wage.
Room to grow within the company is there if you are pro-active, dependable, and polite.

Cons – Hours may not be amazing at certain locations.
Customers tend to be rude and entitled.
Often feels as if Senior Management doesn't care about the "little guys".

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Marine Corps Community Services

Pros – Tuition Reimbursement for six classes a year, a lot of time-off and sick leave, and a monopoly on jobs in Okinawa. They receive a lot of applicants, but have a lot of jobs available.

Cons – It is hard to advance (there are no steps for advancement), constant changes in policies without communicating changes to those that are impacted, and overall poor communication to employees.

Advice to Senior Management – Communicate communicate communicate! The policy changes should not be done as frequently unless necessary. Try to remember your mission, to help the Marines and families of Okinawa...it is not always about large profits.

Current Employee – been working at Marine Corps Community Services

Pros – Easy to move around within the company and is very family oriented.

Cons – A lot of internal hiring, hard to get into the company for an outsider.

Advice to Senior Management – Offer more lateral or upward promotions.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend