OfficeMax Company Review By a Past Employee
OfficeMax
Itasca,
IL
officemax.com
Company Grade: F (31%)
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This Past employee has given OfficeMax an Overall grade of: F (31%) based on OfficeMax's business ethics, management, culture, pay, benefits, and training. Please see details below:
OfficeMax Complete Company Review by This Past Employee
| Overall review of OfficeMax by This Past Employee | |
| Date Reviewed: | April 06, 2005 |
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| Years of Employment: | 1998 – 1999 |
| Overall Grade: | D (44%) |
| Comments: | A great place to work during college or as a second job for some extra money, but not a job to be taken seriously (unless you truly desire to advance past store-level management). Work hard, but don't take yourself too seriously working in retail. |
| Business Ethics review of OfficeMax by This Past Employee | |
| Business Ethics Grade: | C (67%) |
| Comments: | Like all retail stores, OfficeMax has its goods and its bads. Don't plan on making OfficeMax your career, rather, view the opportunity as temporary and prepare for something not in retail. |
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| 1. Was OfficeMax ethical? |
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| 2. Were you proud of the goods or services provided by OfficeMax? |
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| 3. Would you recommend a friend work for OfficeMax? |
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| Management and Culture review of OfficeMax by This Past Employee | |
| Management and Culture Grade: | D (40%) |
| Comments: | Beware of managers at places like OfficeMax. Most of them have no official management training nor do they possess any kind of college-level skill in management. Prepare to be fired without notice if sales are slow or someone doesn't like the color of the belt you choose you wear. |
| Management and Culture Questions & Answers by This Past Employee | |
| 1. Did OfficeMax’s management make intelligent business decisions? |
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| 2. Did OfficeMax’s management have a good long-term strategy to keep the company profitable? |
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| 3. Did OfficeMax’s management have an open-door policy? |
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| 4. Did OfficeMax’s management care about employees? |
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| 5. Were you given freedom to perform your job at OfficeMax without constant supervision? |
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| 6. Were there ample opportunities for career growth? |
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| 7. Did OfficeMax promote from within? |
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| 8. Was your job at OfficeMax challenging and rewarding? |
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| 9. Did OfficeMax have a fun atmosphere/work environment? |
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| Compensation, Benefits, and Training review of OfficeMax by This Past Employee | |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Training Grade: | F (33%) |
| Comments: | Word of caution: You will not get rich working at OfficeMax. |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Training Questions & Answers by This Past Employee | |
| 1. Did OfficeMax provide good compensation? |
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| 2. Did OfficeMax provide good benefits? |
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| 3. Did OfficeMax provide training to maintain and improve your Job Skills? |
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| Past Employee's Complete Review of OfficeMax's Business Ethics, Management, Culture, Compensation, Benefits, and Training. | |
