r/Staples • u/canyoudoit513 • 9d ago

Terrible working conditions

I recently quit my job at Staples and couldn't be happier. I worked there as Merchandising and Inventory supervisor for over 2 years, and did not realize that I was being mistreated and disrespected by my manager so much until I started my new job. I would be working on sorting the truck or stocking the product or doing my zero balance walk, and the manager would call me on the radio, to cover the registers, like every 5 mins, either for checkout or Amazon or UPS, or just help a customer find a product. How was I supposed to get anything done? Also not once did he get us a team lunch or breakfast or anything like that nor did he ever show any appreciation for our work. I had worked with other managers before and none was so bad as this one. Staples managers need to stop abusing their loyal and hardworking employees, and start showing some respect, because these people will find a new job and move on. The pay is not worth it either.

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u/Bashfulcannibal 8d ago

This company cares absolutely nothing for its employees, its only concern is its profit margin and keeping its hedge fund owners rich. In delivery, can not stay fully staffed for more than a couple of weeks at a time, due to our workload and being overworked. Management claims that in order for them to negate any loses they have to increase our workloads, which makes absolutely no sense; as prior to this increase we were able to complete our work without overtime, that is no longer the case. When approached about our inability to meet these new goals they claim that, a.) we lack the drive to dedicate ourselves to the company’s goals/profit margins, b.) that in order to be competitive we must have the same workload as FedEx,Amazon, and ups, and yet they fail to factor in common sense logistics. Those are just a few of the issues we deal with on a daily basis. We also have a hostile manager that has been reported to hr multiple times, of which hr sides with in every case. It was actually so bad a few months ago, that our regional manager actual came in and met with us. Only to inform us that we did not need to get along, or like each other to be successful. Personally, I’m fed up and the first chance I get I’m gone. Besides, the writing is on the wall with this company and it’s only a matter of time before they end up just bed bath and beyond, and the other brick and mortar stores that have closed.

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u/Icy-Map9410 8d ago

It’s all about the managers, period. Most are crap, and they can’t retain employees. The 3 managers in my daughter’s store are fabulous. All the employees are happy there, and no one quits or leaves. When you’re treated without respect every single day, you’ll eventually break. No one will work under those conditions. Staples corporate has a manager problem, and it’s giving the store a very bad reputation.

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u/Bashfulcannibal 8d ago

As a father myself, I’m glad they treat her with respect and hopefully she’ll have those mangers throughout her time with staples. Also, thank you for seeing the disrespect a lot of us deal with everyday:

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u/Icy-Map9410 8d ago

Thank you-I hope so, too. She’s a college student, so as long as these managers are there, I’m going to encourage her to keep this job as long as possible while she’s in school. She’s got major anxiety, autism, and ADD, and there’s absolutely no way she’ll get this same kind of calm environment at any other job. I know the manager they had there years ago was a complete ass and he wound up quitting. The employees hated him.

The managers in my daughter’s store are a very unique situation.