TL;DR, don't even bother with Goodwill.... - Retail Sales Associate/Cashier Goodwill Employee Review

1.0
Jul 20, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- It's easy to build relationships with regulars. They made my shifts tolerable. - Very "same stuff different day", if you're into that. - Overall, not much.

Cons

- Management expects you to do their job because they don't do their own darn job. - Their advertisement of a flexible schedule is a COMPLETE LIE. It is impossible to get a good work/life balance here, regardless if you're full time or part time. Can't work the schedule that's posted? Good luck talking to management about that. - Absolutely no sympathy during hardships. - You have to watch your own back constantly. Lots of "he said, she said" B.S. - Sick? Two points, if you call in. You have twelve points, resets every calendar year, (this is variable between Goodwill locations), even if you have a doctors note, that is one point. Essentially, you are expected to be in tip-top shape, have an incredible immune system, and virtually no life outside of work if ya wanna keep yer job! - Management likes to belittle and berate people. No matter how many complaints, as long as our store its high in production and sales, they're gonna stay!

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5.0
Mar 4, 2026
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Pros

Tuition reimbursement Fairly flexible schedule

Cons

Inequity Low pay Lots of miscommunication

3.0
Apr 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I enjoyed my customer service work - helping people as a part of a larger mission to help the community. I found it rewarding to advance to supervisor and pick up new skills and responsibilities such as safety auditing and supply management. And of course it was always interesting to sort all the interesting and unique donated goods.

Cons

A change in management over the past year+ has been very difficult for me. I found my work more heavily scrutinized and criticized in ways that felt unclear and unfair. The new manager had a clear bias towards certain employees, gossiped openly and loudly and often with explicit HIPAA violations, and made it literally impossible for me to keep track of inventory supplies as a part of my responsibilities. Communication between management and associates - and even between management and supervisors is very poor. Workplace culture has seemed to shift from being very flexible and people-oriented to more stringent on policy and focused on revenue. Trust in upper management is strained. Day to day if you stick to your task and focus on production, you'll probably do well. But for me it isn't what it used to be.

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