Working at Staples in La Mirada, CA: 6 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in La Mirada, CA Area

"I have worked for Staples for three years and the company has been undergoing a transformation for the past two years. Things have settled down internally and the company is focused on providing employees with the tools necessary to do their jobs to the best of their ability."

"This company is a great opportunity for someone just starting their career in B2B."

"I worked with the company for well over a decade and found that the local management was very good, but the executive leadership at HQ did not understand, nor were they interested in knowing, what it takes to get any job done."

"I worked for STS for 7 years. In that time I learned a tremendous amount about corporate sales inclusive of strategic selling, consultative sales approach, and value added strategies. However there were significant challenges in being a tech division for an office products company in that many of the strategic initiatives held by C and director level IT management was not supported from a product and service perspective in many of those need areas."

What do you like about working at Staples?

"Structure, progressive, organized, dynamic, I worked with a great support staff"

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

"If you are a person that has business in your bones and you are willing to do anything to get to the top - then Staples is the place for you."

What don't you like about working at Staples?

"Middle management - a problem. Ethics - a problem. Not really impressed in the end."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would incent the sales staff for the right behavior and manage the business to business much more effectively so that they are not tripping over retail all of the time"