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The Retail Odyssey

Is this your company?

It's not about how hard u work or if u show up. It's about hotel policies! - Traveling Merchandiser The Retail Odyssey Employee Review

3.0
26 Feb 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay, get paid to travel, they paid perdiem, hotels, and travel time. Pretty easy job, worked night shift. Alot of paid days off. Good benefits

Cons

They are not personal at all. U don't even see your supervisor very much at all, who by the way is so over run that she doesn't know anyone's name , they care more about what goes on at the hotel then they do the job site. Once they decide to separate your employment they won't even answer any questions. They just tell u to call HR and submit a ticket and talk to someone who knows nothing about you or your work ethic and they just made me feel like I had no right to ask why they were letting me go. Btw I was fired for " allegedly smoking cigs in my hotel room" and I don't smoke! When I checked in my room smelt like smoke and I let the front desk know to avoid that and it happened anyways and when I heard from my manager she wouldn't even hear me out or talk to the hotel about it. I loved the job but don't agree with how they handled my situation. They also let people check into the hotel and then no call no show all week keep their jobs!

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5.0
9 May 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The hours! The shifts! The company and coworkers that are now your family! They're understanding, and by your side even after years of not being around.

Cons

None really. They have even integrated an AI software to help our work be tip top.

2.0
16 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Have more knowledge of Grocery stores.

Cons

* Hired as a Full Time Traveling Retail Merchandiser, then unbeknownst to me, they changed my Title to Part Time. Why? I showed them my Onboarding Papers that clearly stated "Full Time" They NEVER changed it back. * You travel all over the state of Az, and you're suppose to get reimbursed a percent of how ever much you spent on gas. I went all over, from Phoenix, to Tucson to Vistancia and so on. I NEVER, NOT EVEN ONCE, got reimbursed for gas. * There is NEVER a Boss or Supervisor on job sites. There is 1 Leader in charge for that 1 particular job. You NEVER get training or even shown what to do. When you 1st start, you are so lost. No one, especially old timers, will NOT help you. Why should they, they not Boss. You literally learn by watching. I worked there about 6 months, I saw, met and talked face to face with The Boss ..ONCE. * You start around 9PM, til about 5 in the morning. After meeting, talking and working with your team, it seems that most employees are ex cons, or recovering addicts or just got out of jail. That's not really a bad thing, but some are a little scary. * Once I deposited my paycheck in my acct, instead of just cashing it like normal. 2 days later, they reversed the deposit, withdrew and took paycheck back. Why? I fought them, I fought the bank but I NEVER got it back.

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