Does Ocean State Job Lot pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ocean State Job Lot employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ocean State Job Lot. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ocean State Job Lot?

39% of Ocean State Job Lot employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ocean State Job Lot 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ocean State Job Lot?

Sales Associate (90) , Front End Supervisor (65) , Department Head (30) , Store Team Leader (29) , Sales Associate/Cashier (27) , Store Manager (26) , Area Supervisor (23) , Cashier (22) , Area Team Leader (18) , Assistant Manager (18) , Field Merchandiser (17) , Operations Supervisor (15) , Retail Sales Associate (12) , Manager (9) , Stock Associate (9)

What are the pros of working at Ocean State Job Lot according to real employee reviews?

"great benefits and always new jobs being offered to existing associates" ((in 61 reviews)); "Good people to work with" ((in 45 reviews)); "Awesome place to work.. nice and friendly coworkers.. love working here" ((in 42 reviews)); "Flexible hours and pretty easy job." ((in 39 reviews)); "Work life balance was good" ((in 12 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ocean State Job Lot according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor." ((in 61 reviews)); "conflicting instructions from different managers." ((in 33 reviews)); "Bloated upper management that seems to exists solely to usurp direction from other upper management" ((in 15 reviews)); "They give very small raises." ((in 13 reviews)); "Short breaks, stressful as short handed." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ocean State Job Lot layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ocean State Job Lot layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ocean State Job Lot in 2026.

What Ocean State Job Lot locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Centereach , South Plainfield , Poughkeepsie , Woonsocket , Southwick , North Kingstown , Berlin , Wareham , Weymouth , New York

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3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(929 total reviews)

Marc Perlman

36% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Senior management

2.5

Career opportunities

Ocean State Job Lot has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 929 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Ocean State Job Lot employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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929 reviews

2.0

May 25, 2026

It’s a job

Area team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good discount. Good team. Family like environment(within store)

Cons

Current employee, I’m not even touching this one.

1.0

May 12, 2026

Only if you have no other options

Aaa

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

30% store discount only as good as much as you use it

Cons

conflicting instructions from different managers. retaliated against for following the initial policy when they change it a moment later. overworked while others are allowed to slack/make excuses. employees/managers will gaslight/sabotage to make more work for you or make you look incompetent. cluttered, cramped isles and shelves with items falling off; dangerous work environment. lack of proper equipment for tasks, slow registers, barely any price scanners, supplies not restocked efficiently, broken/breaking equipment replaced with worse equipment. 5 star positive reviews must be from the in-group with how polarized the reviews are; you are either in or out.

3.0

May 4, 2026

Nice co-workers and good discounts, but limited advancement

Front end supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Co-Workers are nice Generous employee discount

Cons

Not the place to go if youre looking to move up in rank Can be understaffed at certain parts of the year

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Jobs at Ocean State Job Lot

Temporary Seasonal Retail Store Associate - Part Time - Shifts avail (Days 9am to 4pm) Evenings 3pm to close 9pm) Must be available on weekends!

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Retail Store Specialist - (Customer Service/Merchandising) - Part Time-Shifts starting at 2PM to close and must have weekend availability!

Temporary Seasonal Store Associate - Part Time - Shifts needed starting at 3pm to close and must be available on weekends!

Retail Store Specialist - (Customer Service/Merchandising) - Part Time- Various shifts during the week & Saturday with Sunday Night Shift Required!

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Nice co-workers and good discounts, but limited advancement

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