Staples Reviews

Pros

Work well with students and college student schedule. Great with transfering locations if you are looking to move to another store.

Cons

Starting wages have since decreased in years passed. Other than that not too many complants other than lack of decent raises.

Advice to Senior Management

I have always had a good experience with leadership at staples during my time. Just work on better pay scale and raises.

Pros

Easy to work with.
managers are informative and very understanding.
Clean environment to work in.
Learn about new software and sharewares.

Cons

Repetitive at times due to a big corporation with many stores.
Have to find extra things to do when your done with your work.

Advice to Senior Management

Implement and listen to associates when advice is given. Everything is by the book. Some things can be enlightened while doing it by the book.

Pros

learning talking to new people every day moving up is pretty easy if your good at what you do overall its ok

Cons

pay rate sucks managers have there head up in the clouds and dont know how to treat employees so lets get with the program before you lose people you wish you didnt lose

Advice to Senior Management

treat your techs like gold because at this point in time tech is the number one focus for staples so treat them like there your best friend

Pros

Work/Life balance is great! Pay is very good. People here are great to work with.

Cons

Concerned more with bottom line than doing the job right the first time.

Pros

provide good customer service, help customers find the right supply they may need in the best interest of the customer

Cons

manager and co-workers attitude toward each other

Pros

Fun people to work with

Cons

Useless management, utterly useless management

Advice to Senior Management

Fire the idiot in Airdrie.

Pros

Strong marketing - but mixed channel messages

Cons

Low pay
Poor leadership
Promotion by nepotism only
Staples Soul (they don't have one, it's more like brainwashing)

Pros

nice people, so so customers, pretty routine business, lots of good sales on techology and back to school products, good prices on most of the products and furniture pieces.

Cons

mgt. doesnt have a clue, senior mgt shows no support, is only number and sales driven, does not care about anythig else. No structured training, just hurry and finish it. then get on the floor and sell. No operational support at all, just dont fail an audit...haha! Good ole boys club that I dont want any part of!

Advice to Senior Management

Show some accoutability toward GMs ad DMS! They suck!!!! The asst mgrs ad associates ru the entire show, and GMs and DMS hide behind their doors ad yell at everyone over them hone...ridiculous structure

Pros

Management was pretty cool, just wish they would not have jacked me up with hours finals week.

Cons

lots of emphasis on protection packages that are bad value... incentivize it if you want people to care.

Advice to Senior Management

Maybe not focus on protection packages so much.

Pros

Staples is a large company with many resources. There are many opportunities for advancement. The company has a solid plan for growth and staying ahead of its competition.

Cons

The company is too focused on its selling stategies and new customer service model, It's taking away from the core retail techniques which made us a great company. If I could focus souly on driving sales and getting back to basics my job would be much more satisfying.

Advice to Senior Management

Please