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Leo J. Meehan III
185 Ratings
Pros
"Your managers are willing to give you opportunities if you are up for the challenge and there is plenty of room for growth and good pay to match" (in 17 reviews)
"Recently, I've seen the company make great strides in work/life balance and I appreciate the increase in our social media campaigns" (in 9 reviews)
Cons
"Talent is missed by upper management" (in 18 reviews)
"Poor work/life balance for the first 2 years--it's frowned upon to ask for time off if you aren't on commission" (in 8 reviews)
Great First Job
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at W.B. Mason for more than 2 years
Pros
- Great training - All the tools you need to be successful - Management - Freedom to create your own schedule - Growth opportunity
Cons
- Nothing is given. If you want to make money you have to work for it
W.B. Mason2019-02-04good start
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at W.B. Mason full-time for more than 9 years
Pros
Paid time off, cell phone, great healthcare, nice people.
Cons
Great company to start your sales career, but I would recommend going elsewhere if you want a steady career. The office supply industry is not what it used to be. Too much competition has left this company lacking direction.
W.B. Mason2019-01-27Helpful (2)
Upper Management doesn’t care about employees
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at W.B. Mason for more than 2 years
Pros
Great benefits and great co-workers
Cons
False promises to customers of local service. Reviews and raises are supposed to be in March and were not given until August. No sympathy to employees having a bad day because of being overworked because of being short staffed. No respect for employees who are loyal and hardworking. Lack of communication from management to employees.
Advice to Management
Respect the people that work for you. Employees are happy will be the backbone of a good company.
W.B. Mason2019-01-10Sales
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at W.B. Mason for more than 4 years
Pros
Flexibility in hours and decent benefits.
Cons
Management issues too many to list here.
Advice to Management
Listen to your " feet on the street". Be more open and honest. By not addressing the obvious elephant in the room creates mistrust in your leadership abilities.
W.B. Mason2019-01-10Helpful (1)
Company review
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at W.B. Mason full-time for more than 20 years
Pros
The Health benefits are great!
Cons
Everything else is pretty poor!
Advice to Management
Stop playing favorites and actually manage based off of employee talent
W.B. Mason2019-01-07Don’t
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at W.B. Mason full-time
Pros
Zero. Nothing good to say.
Cons
Everything is wrong with this company
W.B. Mason2019-01-29Helpful (2)
Sales Representative
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at W.B. Mason full-time for more than 4 years
Pros
Zero Micromanagement, you can literally do whatever you want as long as your numbers are good. Free phone, that’s about all
Cons
All this job is about is PRICE PRICE PRICE, it’s a resume killer. Everyone knows masons just gives stuff away to get the business so when you interview for other jobs everyone looks at you as if you have no clue what value is and you have to really hustle to find a new job. Drive your own car for a $300 monthly car allowance that gets taxed and 401k so you actually get about $150 and burn through brakes,tires,gas,tolls...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
If you are going to focus on a category of sale then offer some sort of value, anything to help us sell than on low prices. You are literally the Dollar Tree of the industry and if your idea of going JanSan only, then you need to stick out other than offering cheap products.
W.B. Mason2019-01-27Helpful (4)
No ethics, toxic enviroment- run.
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at W.B. Mason full-time for more than 6 years
Pros
They have good Health Benefits, good luck with time off to use them.
Cons
DRIVERS ARE OVERWORKED SENT ON IMPOSSIBLE MISSION i feel sorry for these men PICKPACKERS ARE LOADED WITH ORDERS FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NOT IN STOCK and they work in the cold CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NO TIME TO do their actual job they always stressed SALES FOLKS ARE THROWN AT CLIENTS WITHOUT TRAINING and expected to gain new accounts by stealing. I felt like this was my living hell. WBMASON is not a company anymore its a...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Nothing can help. Unless you change management immediately, stop bribery, lies, and theft or this place will continue to drown. You will self destruct since you destroy others. Change.
W.B. Mason2019-01-23Toxic environment- all work no reward
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at W.B. Mason for more than 6 years
Pros
They get really nice furniture donated from the brands they sell
Cons
Get ready for enldess hours cold calling, followed by “helping out” picking and packing in the warehouse until 2am followed the next day by delivering the stuff you sold because their delivery model is from the 1930s. Customers always recieve incorrect orders and you have to make excuses for the company messing up every order and delivery
Advice to Management
Sell the company while you can. Youre people dont like you and amazon is taking your marketshare every day
W.B. Mason2019-01-24Good sales experience
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at W.B. Mason full-time
Pros
Good sales experience, good management (depending on the Branch)
Cons
No margin on most products, commissioning out of the question
W.B. Mason2018-12-14
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