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Winnie Park
76 Ratings
Pros
"Creative environment, good employee discount" (in 20 reviews)
"Friendly work environment, interesting products, employee discount" (in 15 reviews)
Cons
"Part-time CSA has very low pay (minimum wage)" (in 18 reviews)
"The Custom Print department needs a lot of work" (in 17 reviews)
"Creative environment"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Paper Source part-time
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I enjoyed the people and the creative environment. Getting to work on projects throughout the day while assisting customers.
Cons
Did not love getting my bag checked at end of day but I understand.
Paper Source2019-01-03"Great Place to work for creative people"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Paper Source part-time for more than 2 years
Pros
Part of your job is paper crafting, you're surrounded by inspiration, and your customers are looking for help on creative projects.
Cons
Only a couple of employees work per shift, so each store has a small staff. This makes time off and switching shifts difficult.
Paper Source2019-02-20"Fun Creative Place"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Paper Source part-time for more than 2 years
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Very creative place, fun to work with customers.
Cons
would be nice to have full time for associates.
Paper Source2019-02-28"Fast-paced and exciting working environment for hard workers"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Paper Source part-time for more than a year
Pros
Working with women mostly women has proven to make me feel more comfortable in a work environment and pushes me to work even harder.
Cons
As part-time, I don't have benefits or discounts.
Advice to Management
Keep up the great work!
Paper Source2019-02-12- Helpful (1)
"It started off great..."
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Paper Source part-time for more than 2 years
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New product all the time, create stuff every once in a while. Great if you just wanna add better experience to you resume.
Cons
Very poor management depending upon the location. Ridiculous demands with little time and no payroll.
Advice to Management
None, its very common in these companies to have people that needs to be kissed up to... revamp training.
Paper Source2019-02-21 "Good Starting Job"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Paper Source part-time for more than 2 years
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At the beginning of my time at Paper Source I learned a lot. I enjoyed how we were able to craft in front of our customers and almost majority of the time it would inspire them to create something of their own. This isn't possible at most retail stores.
Cons
I was at Paper Source during a lot of transitional times. Sometimes I felt like there was too many things happening and it would be overwhelming to the associates and the customers.
Advice to Management
Having more full time employees would definitely help to make the stores have a more seamless appearance. With so many part time employees a lot of things were not communicated and things often were left uncompleted.
Paper Source2019-02-01- Helpful (1)
"Downhill slope"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Paper Source full-time for more than 4 years
Pros
Creative, great quality papers and gifts, customers are loyal and happy.
Cons
Pay, benefits, negative changes with upper management, lack of trust in store leaders, micromanagement
Advice to Management
Close under performing stores so that the stores that are successful can thrive and the people who run your company, your customer facing roles, can be more appreciated and compensated fairly for their hard work and dedication.
Paper Source2019-03-08 - Helpful (1)
"HR and management not great"
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Doesn't RecommendI worked at Paper Source part-time
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Creative environment. fun products. Custom print.
Cons
New management brought in was terrible and HR was nowhere to be heard from...I had to take time off to address medical concerns. The company that takes care of family medical leave couldn’t reach HR and had to call me to get them to send them information and I still never heard back after a couple of times contacting them. When I was cleared to come back to work, I was told “I’ll get back to you and I don’t have many...
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Pick up your phones. I’m sure I’ll get a generic response on here that won’t take weeks.
Paper Source2019-02-12 "Really interesting and exciting job!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Paper Source part-time for more than 4 years
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- Great branches; really colorful and overall a happy environment to work in - Open have have strong team-work attitude; managers and co-workers encourage each other - Can learn about and develop crafting skills and wedding themes - Not stressful and typically relaxing or chill work place
Cons
- Little to no room to grow or move up when working at the store branches - Management has a fast turn-around time so maybe corporate should take care of store managers more
Advice to Management
Care for store managers, they are the reason why a store succeeds
Paper Source2019-01-29"Loved the people! Love the products."
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I worked at Paper Source for more than a year
Pros
-fun and creative environment -lots of opportunities to build skills in crafting, customer service, project management, organization, etc.
Cons
-dress code is a little strict for retail
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February 12, 2019 – Paper Source
We see you are a former employee and we appreciate your service! Thank you so much for sharing your feedback. It is great to get feedback on what is working and how we can continue to improve our culture and processes as we grow as an organization.