50+ hours a week, close to 60 thanksgiving till Feb 1. No holidays. FREE HEALTH INSURANCE. - Anonymous employee Ocean State Job Lot Employee Review

3.0
Jun 25, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

FREE HEALTH INSURANCE for salary managers

Cons

do not match any 401k no holidays or holiday comp days 6 days a week thanksgiving till feb 1, and often when store is busy. owner and friends run company, most with no prior retain experience

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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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