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    WIS International Reviews

    Updated April 23, 2018
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    WIS International CEO Jim Rose
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    Pros

    • Meet new people each day, and get lots of opportunity to network (in 41 reviews)

    • Weekly pay, travel, interesting work in stores (in 32 reviews)

    Cons

    • Long hours if your not looking for them (in 38 reviews)

    • Very busy on weekends, early mornings (in 26 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (4)

      "WIS (What Is Sleep)"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Inventory Supervisor in Long Island City, NY
      Current Employee - Inventory Supervisor in Long Island City, NY
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at WIS International part-time

      Pros

      You get to pick your own hours.
      Confirm jobs when you want to work.
      WIS employees get paid weekly (hourly) not sure about salaried positions
      Salary and Hourly positions available.
      Company Transport (Company Vans are used to transport crew and equipment)
      30min break given every 5 hours.

      Cons

      Area Manager schedules less than 20 hours a week most weeks
      Pay is not worth amount of hours worked.
      Exhausting, no sitting, must stand throughout workday
      Demanding, will be asked to complete multiple tasks.
      Some people have to work 3 back to back shifts because of such little hours given.
      Refuse to give overtime opportunity

      Advice to Management

      Give out more hours.
      Distribute hours among all employees
      Give overtime opportunity
      Use the 6 month appraisal incentive and give employees the raise they deserve.

    2. "Good Place To Work"

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      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Inventory Specialist in Tampa, FL
      Current Employee - Inventory Specialist in Tampa, FL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at WIS International part-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Room for advancement and raises; also incentive program in place to reward fast & accurate counters. People are pleasant and helpful.

      Cons

      Hours are odd but that is due to the nature of the business.

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    3. "Inventory Associate"

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      Former Employee - Inventory Associate in El Monte, CA
      Former Employee - Inventory Associate in El Monte, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at WIS International part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Fun and engaging team to work with. Get good exercise from working this job.

      Cons

      Have to scan very fast; if you can't go as fast as desired by management and get everything scanned on time then you'll have a likelihood of not being allowed to work for the winter months.

      Advice to Management

      Try to advise team what to do to scan faster and see if you can allow them to work winter months regardless.

    4. "What is there to say?"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at WIS International part-time

      Pros

      When there's work, then you work

      Cons

      1.no set schedule
      2.the numbers where they expect you to be at per hour(even better if you can surpass them)
      3. they hire criminals(like seriously?? i understand you need people but i don't like going to work knowing i am working with legit criminals)

      Advice to Management

      stop the personal favoritism, change the way you promote your workers, and lastly treat your workers like they are human beings(trust me they'll last longer if you actually had a heart)

    5. "inventory supervisor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at WIS International full-time

      Pros

      area supervisor and district manager were good advisors, patient

      Cons

      pay not great, backup for missing employees or equipment not great, hours and consistent schedule not great

      Advice to Management

      definitely a learning experience

    6. "Greatness Depends on Need for Money"

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      Current Employee - Inventory Associate in Fresno, CA
      Current Employee - Inventory Associate in Fresno, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at WIS International part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Easy to get hired, pretty easy work, you get paid hourly, coworkers are generally really friendly

      Cons

      Not many hours for quite a while, some months don't get any shifts, hard to make money

      Advice to Management

      Be true to your word on the star pay program. I've heard complaints from coworkers about being gold level and still getting paid minimum wage.

    7. "Counter"

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      Former Employee - Counter in Rego Park, NY
      Former Employee - Counter in Rego Park, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at WIS International full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Got to visit many places and stores

      Cons

      Tedious
      Work erratic hours
      There is travel time without pay

    8. "Team Lead"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Charlotte, NC
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Charlotte, NC

      I worked at WIS International full-time

      Pros

      The work isn't stressful, just mundane.

      Cons

      As a TL you deal with a lot of turnover, tardiness/attendance issues and payroll corrections.

    9. "Area Mgr"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Area Manager
      Current Employee - Area Manager
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at WIS International full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Opportunities to Advance and or transfer. Solid mission Statement

      Cons

      Work/ life balance can be difficult

    10. Helpful (1)

      "STAY AWAY!!"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at WIS International part-time

      Pros

      Coworkers were nice and friendly.

      Cons

      Too long to list! Unpredictable hours. They hold you hostage. My manager didn’t speak good English so I had a hard time understanding him. Overall it was a frustrating experience.

      Advice to Management

      Better organization and structure. Hire more qualified people.

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