Does OfficeMax pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, OfficeMax employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at OfficeMax. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at OfficeMax?

37% of OfficeMax employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated OfficeMax 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at OfficeMax?

Sales Associate (252) , Sales Consultant (93) , Impress Associate (85) , Store Manager (85) , Assistant Store Manager (56) , Store Associate (46) , Sales Associate/Cashier (37) , Cashier (36) , Sales Specialist (35) , Copy and Print Associate (33) , Operations Manager (32) , Supervisor (31) , Operations Supervisor (28) , Retail Sales Associate (28) , Customer Service Representative (23)

What are the pros of working at OfficeMax according to real employee reviews?

"Local and area customers were actually great people to deal with...inner city locale with a huge diversion of prospective shoppers" ((in 142 reviews)); "Flexible hours are available" ((in 97 reviews)); "Great coworkers that were fun to be around" ((in 90 reviews)); "Good benefits for full time employees" ((in 65 reviews)); "Flexible with your schedule and time off" ((in 40 reviews))

What are the cons of working at OfficeMax according to real employee reviews?

"low pay; after years working here my salary was comparable to entry level at our competitor" ((in 191 reviews)); "Managers don't seem to be given any training on how to be managers so they are not effective leaders." ((in 91 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 40 reviews)); "We have no store manager so I have absolutely no idea who to go to when I have a problem!" ((in 31 reviews)); "I started in with a couple cents above minimum wage, but when minimum wage was raised, we only got paid that amount." ((in 24 reviews))

What are employees saying about OfficeMax redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about OfficeMax redundancy and their outlook for job security at OfficeMax in 2026.

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OfficeMax

Part of Office Depot

OfficeMax Reviews

3.1

37% would recommend to a friend

(2,468 total reviews)

Gerry Smith

41% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture and values

2.9

Senior management

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Career opportunities

OfficeMax has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,468 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The OfficeMax employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Nov 26, 2023

Pros

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good environment at the workplace

Cons

Nothing bad to say about

3.0

Sep 21, 2020

okay

Warehouse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

very nice co workers who work hard

Cons

hard to work for US as a subsidiary

5.0

Aug 23, 2015

Managed the department

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

God company to work with

Cons

Good management with futuristic approach

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