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On average, employees at OfficeMax give their company a 3.8 rating out of 5.0 - which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest OfficeMax employees are Business Development Managers submitting an average rating of 4.8 and Furniture Specialists with a rating of 4.3.

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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
Sales Associate

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Fun, nice workers exciting, rewarding, fun, awesome, protection plans and paper."

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

"Be confident, be able to sell the manager a pen or something like that. You got it dude."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"When customers were rude, when they brought in pets that peed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep working hard, Vern Allison rocks, get advice from him. Be nice to employees."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
SAP Basis Administrator

"Good company to work but merger is in process."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.8
OfficeMax (243)

4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is Lehigh Press (8)
2.7 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Aaron Brothers (16)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (7,571)
OfficeMax Employee

"I would recommend my manager to any company because he is efficient and great to work with. During the time I have worked with him he has shown me so much about the print industry and how to work with many clients at the same time. His account management skills are superb."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Shipping and Receiving Clerk

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"The company was new to the area and offered ways of advancement."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"I didn't like the fact I had to work alone in the stock room"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There was nothing I could suggest to management. It was a positive environment."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Supervisor

"i have roughly more than a year and a half within the company. and honestly its time to broaden my horizons."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Customer Service Representative

"Wonderful place to work and gets team to work for."

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Provide customer service, show off my skills and knowledge that I have a for computers."

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

"Make yourself a positive for this company and make them feel that they will be moving on a good direction if they hire you."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Just was not enough hours for me, was not a bad place for a part time job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep the team strong and make sure that they go over and beyond with customer service."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Shipping Clerk

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"Yes. The people are very nice, the manager is very open mind to everything that you may ask him."

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

"Be familiar with the question that they are going to ask you and answer as the best you can."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"I love this company a lot so there is nothing that I don't like about the company"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Their job is to make sure everything goes fine in the company and see what can they do to make the work place better."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Business Development Manager

What do you like about working at OfficeMax?

"I enjoy the environment and the ability to work as a team toward a goal."

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

"You have to be willing and able to hear the word no, you must be persistent."

What don't you like about working at OfficeMax?

"The turnaround based on pressure and the economical effect on sales."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be supportive in decision making and look at the economical effects on salary."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Computer Specialist
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Lead Engineer

"Working for OfficeMAx was a pleasure. Utilize top notch technology for QA practices. Good pay. Nice working experience in Ecommerce domain. Good technology company to work for."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Graphic Design Supervisor
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Sales Representative
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
OfficeMax Employee

"Few years and it's been awesome!"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Store Manager
Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Electronics Sales Associate
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

OfficeMax Reviews FAQs

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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