Has its ups and downs - Visual Merchandiser Ocean State Job Lot Employee Review

3.0
12 Aug 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They have a ton of care for their employees Great work life balance for my role

Cons

Extremely low pay, and raises are not frequent

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Ocean State Job Lot Response
2y
Thank you for your feedback on your experience with us. We are proud of the total rewards we offer our associates. Caring for our associates is a central focus for us. We understand that scheduling flexibility is important to our associates and we are leveraging new technology to create effective schedules that support both the business and our associates. We continue to offer exceptional benefits including a 30% associate discount, free vacations, pay for performance increases and profit sharing. This array of benefits adds tremendous value to our total rewards program and separates us from our competitors.

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5.0
30 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You don't experience many of the retail horror stories you would at larger chains. Management was reasonably flexible with scheduling and always took our side during customer disputes. 30% discount nice bonus too (40% on some days)

Cons

None that I can think of

1.0
31 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Health Insurance, 30% discount great co workers

Cons

Micro managing from corporate, beyond awful workload, skeleton crew

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Ocean State Job Lot Response
4mo
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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