Staples Employee Reviews for Sales Manager

"As the business-to-business division of Staples, Staples Business Advantage™ is the leading business supplier in Canada, providing customers with a complete assortment of products and services, including office supplies, technology products, facility solutions, furniture, and business services"

"it was staples stores"

What do you like about working at Staples?

"growth"

What don't you like about working at Staples?

"long hours"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"work life balance"

"not if they were the last employer on earth"

What do you like about working at Staples?

"the chance to trian and learn"

What don't you like about working at Staples?

"they treat everyone as a number"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"get more involved"

"This place trains you in every aspect of retail management"

What do you like about working at Staples?

"They have great benefits for their associates."

"Staples - THAT WAS SLEAZY!"

What do you like about working at Staples?

"The customer contact"

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

"Don't bother - there is no future there."

What don't you like about working at Staples?

"I had problems with the District Manager. He started coming into the store, writing me up, and I refused to sign them for what he said were lies. He tried everything he could to get me to quit....he took me into the office, told me that I had lost my humanity, that no one liked me, that he could fire me on the spot and contest the unemployment, etc. He used the same write ups all 3 times using the same incorrect spelling. He even hired my replacement while I was working there to try to demoralize me. What a jerk!! It didn't work. A few weeks after I had surgery, HR walked in and fired me. This armchair district manager didn't even have the guts to do it himself. The GM was so upset over this, that she walked out for good that same day! The day I was fired was the same day that the results of the class action lawsuit were made public. Since I was the highest paid employee of my position in the district, this Monday Morning Quarterback District Manager did not want to pay be the additional money that the courts determined necessary based upon my hours. Since my firing, sales in this store have dropped by over 50%, they have lost many customers due to my firing, and my replacement was fired! This is a true classic example of biting off one's nose to spite their face. As far as the district manager goes, he truly has risen to the level of his incompentency."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take a good look at middle management and get rid of the dead weight."

"A well structure company. That during a bad economy declared growth due to being well managed."

What do you like about working at Staples?

"A company that truly cares about costumer service and loyalty"

What don't you like about working at Staples?

"Lack of payroll hours"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"New stores should have a higher payroll allowence to promote growth"

"Overall I was satisfied working there."

What do you like about working at Staples?

"The people I was surrounded by helped make my job worth while and the company as a whole has some great marketing ideas."

What don't you like about working at Staples?

"I felt like the way they handled the separation of Sales managers wasn't based off performance, rather by location. I was told that if I was at a different location I would still have a job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Separation should have had all sales managers under review and the poorest performers should have been separated. There are less effective managers who kept their jobs."