Goodwill Lead Store Associate reviews

3.0

49% would recommend to a friend

(347 total reviews)

Catherine Meloy

55% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Lead Store Associate employees have rated Goodwill with 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 347 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Lead Store Associate professionals have an average working experience there. Goodwill is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Lead Store Associate professionals compared to other employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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347 reviews
1.0
Apr 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Every employee was full-time and received the benefits to go with it which was very nice as I had plenty of employees who were trying to turn their lives around. This was about the only good thing about working for Goodwill.

Cons

• Toxic management. Had a Store Manager who screamed at me and our Team Leads constantly. • Zero accountability for DMs. DMs were allowed to yell and cuss at their store management teams with no repercussions. • Constantly changing backroom structure and how we produced, confusing everyone. Best change was when they upped our daily production number to an unobtainable one and then threatened to fire us if we didn't reach that number. Great culture! • Second-chance employees are treated awfully. Had a member of upper management tell me that I was "naive" and needed to "consider someone's history" when I was trying to tell them that said employee wasn't even present during the accused theft. This employee was later strong-armed into resigning under threat of termination if they refused. They were not the only employee that this happened to. • Super low pay. As an ASM, I made $4 above minimum wage. My Leads made $2 over min wage. Not worth it for everything they ask you to do and how they treat you.

4.0
Mar 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are available to almost all team members Compassionate leadership Involved leadership and HR Autonomy and support Opportunity for growth Scholarships and other offerings Lots of internal training

Cons

Restricted time and labour resources Asked to do a lot by those somewhat unfamiliar with the role Communication and transparency could be improved, better understanding what each department is doing and how they contribute to mission. Too reactive/doing a lot of things poor -okay versus proactively doing less things but well - excellence Benefits coverage isn't great, dental, therapy, optician especially Compensation is difficult to understand

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