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3.8
Average Rating
(based on 124 OfficeMax Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.6
Growth Opportunities
3.3
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.0
Rewards You Receive
3.4
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
3.8
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"Office Max is a very good company to work with. The managers are excellent and open communication culture is very good."
Posted 10 years ago in Naperville, IL
Store Manager

"60-80 hours per week on salary."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Challenge, opportunity."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"6 day work week, 12-14 hour days."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Energy drinks."

Business Development Executive

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"The people that I worked with and the customers that became friends."

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

"They like to see passion."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"The lack of training and the lack of focus by corporate. There was always a new way of doing things that were simple and that were working."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To stay inspired in order to inspire your teams."

Cashier

"Good job to work just coming out of High School."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"The people."

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

"Keep your head up."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Compensation and hours."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be open minded."

Sales Associate

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"I work in the shipping/ receiving area and can listen to music while I do my job."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Not enough hours available, pay is too low per hour."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give me more hours."

Store Manager

"It's a good company with growing pains."

National Business Manager

"OfficeMax has changed upper management and the culture of the company to more bottom line results verses employee benefits."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"The people and work environment."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Retail driven culture verses corporate business culture of Boise Cascade."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Return to the employee motivated culture that built the company."

Store Manager

"Pass on this company."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Tech product."

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

"Look elsewhere."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Proper work tools and staffing not provided."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on staffing the stores and providing superior service."

Assistant Store Manager

"Needs to look at how it runs company."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Some of the employees were great people to work with."

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

"Be aware of the things the company expects you to achieve even if it sounds impossible."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Restructuring of company and how they laid off management team during change."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Company needs to work on offering more incentives for employees."

Assistant Store Manager

"Omax need help."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"The spiffs."

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

"Work there only if you are desparate."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"The district manager, he is two faced and he shows his favorites workload is too much for hourly employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Work as a team and have trust in your store managers."

Business Development Manager

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Care about employees."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Boring."

Operations Department Manager

"Great job."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Growing within the company."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Nothing."

Inventory Control Supervisor

"Diverse."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"People."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Work force reductions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen more to the associates who are performing the job for process improvement opportunities."

Computer Sales Associate

"Great."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Part time job."

Distribution Specialist

"I loved this company."

Field HR Manager

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"The personnel."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Continual RIFs and terminations."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have made several recommendations."

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Is OfficeMax a good company to work for?

OfficeMax has an overall rating of 3.8 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 124 OfficeMax Review Ratings left anonymously by OfficeMax employees, which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 89% of employees would recommend working at OfficeMax.

Does OfficeMax pay their employees well?

OfficeMax employees earn $41,000 annually on average, or $20 per hour, which is 38% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 20 OfficeMax employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find OfficeMax Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at OfficeMax?

89% of employees would recommend working at OfficeMax with the overall rating of 3.8 out of 5. Employees also rated OfficeMax 3.6 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.4 for Rewards You Receive, 3.3 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at OfficeMax?

According to our data, the highest paying job at OfficeMax is a VP of Sales at $181,000 annually. Browse OfficeMax Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at OfficeMax?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at OfficeMax is a Sales Floor Associate at $14,000 annually. Browse OfficeMax Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at OfficeMax?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at OfficeMax to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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