OfficeMax Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"My immediate supervisor."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Lost good people by hiding the truth about the downsizing and job losses. No communication from management until it happened."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Coworkers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Work hard."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"No complaints."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work."

"Politically correct."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"The staff are what I miss the most, and some management."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Give it a lot of thought before you make a final decision."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Politics and male domination."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Go to another company."

"Officemax provided me with an opportunity for which I am grateful."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Working with my staff."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be very enthusiastic."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Upper management not being in tune with real life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Spend more time in the stores."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Nothing, was just a steping stone."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"They run you into the ground for very little pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Team!!! Team!! Act like a team."

"Great opportunity... poor leadership."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Most of my customers were really great."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know someone who works there already."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Management is very, VERY poor."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat your employees with respect, dignity and appreciation. They do great work for YOU!"

"OfficeMax is all about OfficeMax, not their employees."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"It was a great place to work in the 90's."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Get a good salary! You will get screwed on you bonus. When I hit my sales numbers they would raise my quota the next month to make it harder to hit. Not the next year which I could understand, but the next month or the next quarter!!! When I was not hitting my numbers because they re-raised my Quota, they would say too bad, better luck next quarter! BAD business, OfficeMax. This info is from a rep who was a two time rep of the year for OfficeMax!"

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"I don't feel they have a good Idea of how to compete in this market."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have realistic growth expectations, Stop setting goals that you know you can't hit. All this does is kill the spirit of your sales force when they get their check and they know they never had a shot at hitting their goals."

"Above average company to work for."

"A company that needs a serious shakeup."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"I had a great team to work with the first couple of years. They have a very good YTO plan, but other benefits are adequate at best."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Get as much as you can now, because once you are inside, your annual merit increases will be very minimal (if any at all). Find out quickly who thinks like you do. There are those individuals who 'drink the lemonade' and be careful around them."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Upper management did not have clue what was going on in the real world."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat people the way you would like to be treated. Have reasonable expectations."

"Fair first job."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"The size. not too big, not too small."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"The customers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't close down."

"Run fast from OfficeMax."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Co-workers are great."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't go to work here...the company is not built on a good foundation and takes its employees for granted. Management makes it NOT a very good place to work and make a contribution that matters."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Company direction is in constant flux. Management really out of touch with reality. Severe lack of vision on upper management's part. They change their professional direction at least 3 times a year."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Start treating employees like you value them and their contribution."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"I liked being able to look in the Sunday paper and see the work I have done by advertising OfficeMax products in daily newpapers across Ohio."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It was a very nice company to work for with good pay."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"They were bought out by other firm and told us at the last minute."

"The best job I never wanted to lose."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Freedom to help others in career development."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know your product, training is rare."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Sometimes the hours were hard on the mind/body."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Again, look at the business model to see if there are changes which could help in the long term viability of the business."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Good people with a clear focus and direction."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Normal advice for someone looking for long term career. Be open to improvement, be sure you are on same page with your supervisor and work hard."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Top down communication."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more visible."

"OfficeMax is a terrible company."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Environment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do not even bother, once you start, it's hell."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Learn to respect people."