Lack of Structure and Support - Assistant Manager Ocean State Job Lot Employee Review

1.0
9 June 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great Benefit package. Coworkers are fun and all in the same boat. Corporate HR responsive and supportive.

Cons

Huge lack of structure even with latest ASL of the Future plan. It’s good in theory but no resources to implement and not enough hours given to stores to staff all the positions it requires to run by the flowchart. ASLs told to manage not do the work themselves then told they don’t need dept managers. That they can do the work themselves. Unprofessional managers, DMs and RMs criticize management to hourly associates and other managers and assistants and don’t address with “offending” manager. No positive feedback, just criticism.

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Ocean State Job Lot Response
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the way out. We will be sharing your concerns with the store operations team. Best of luck.

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