Avoid, absolutely if you are under 35 - Corporate Office Ocean State Job Lot Employee Review

1.0
Jan 3, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Health benefits were good Coworkers were generally pleasant Store discount is available Learned what I don't ever want in life

Cons

Very old fashioned workplace that won't let you manage your own time Departments here are all about passing the blame complete with backstabbing and favoritism No internet - can't even google simple excel questions, let alone a 3 min sanity break Isolation in cubicle - barely left my cubicle, barely talked to anyone in person Difficult to manage a long commute - you must time arrival within a 7 minute period or sit around unpaid before you can clock in 1 year of work before you can get 1 week of vacation It gets creepy when you find out how many cameras are in the workplace Low pay, low rate of raises

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5.0
Jan 30, 2026
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Pros

You don't experience many of the retail horror stories you would at larger chains. Management was reasonably flexible with scheduling and always took our side during customer disputes. 30% discount nice bonus too (40% on some days)

Cons

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1.0
Jan 31, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Health Insurance, 30% discount great co workers

Cons

Micro managing from corporate, beyond awful workload, skeleton crew

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Ocean State Job Lot Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We always look for areas where we can improve and would be happy to discuss this further with you. Please reach out to Tom McMullen Director of Human Resources at t.mcmullen@osjl.com
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