Fun Place To Work But Hard To Keep Your Job - Associate/Cashier Ocean State Job Lot Employee Review

3.0
31 July 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

OSJL is a really fun place to work because as a deep discount store the shoppers are generally in a good mood. The store attracts workers who are intelligent and friendly and just happen to be caught up in the recession when jobs are scarce. OSJL offers a higher starting salary than most places and a 20% discount.

Cons

The company works on a "points system," meaning that you receive points for any infraction. Some are silly, but if you get too many points you are fired. They don't tell you about the point system til after you've started working there.

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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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