Uline reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,537 total reviews)
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Dick Uihlein

74% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Uline has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,537 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Uline employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Mar 23, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits, Bonuses, Nice Facility, Diverse workforce

Cons

Policies stuck in 1990, Micromanagement

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Uline Response
6y
We appreciate your feedback. The health and safety of Uline employees is our top priority. We have instituted numerous changes to normal operating policies to adapt to the changing needs of our employees. We have limited in-person work to employees whose presence is required to meet essential services and cannot be completed remotely. Over 80% of employees in non-warehouse positions are now working remotely. Significant technology investments have been made to enable thousands of employees to work from home, including the majority of our call center employees who handle 35,000+ calls and email daily. To read more about Uline’s Response to COVID-19, visit https://www.uline.com/Corporate/About_Covid.
1.0
Nov 22, 2019

The first job I ever had, and the worst I’ll ever have.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You and your coworkers will hate your jobs so much that you’ll probably become best friends. There’s a great Thai place nearby.

Cons

I can only speak to my experience in the Internet department when I say that this is the most toxic place I will ever work. I started Uline out of college excited to learn and grateful for the opportunity to work for such a ‘successful’ and efficient company. For my first year I drank the kool-aid- kept my head down, took on extra work. The interesting thing about this department is that it’s like quick sand. The more you try to do to succeed, the more quickly you will sink. This is because promotions and relationships are not based on hard work or real achievements, but on personal feelings and who can yell the most ideas over everyone else in meetings. You get extra points if you can make someone else look stupid in front of management. Management in this department has been made aware of this type of overly-competitive, undermining culture on multiple occasions but nothing happens. Why? Because they are the source of it. The Internet department at Uline is run by incompetent, egotistical maniacs who hates anyone more technical or creative than them. Uline hires people like me because I didn’t know any better. They spam this page with fake reviews and tell you it’s harder to get into than Harvard, and you’ll feel special. Don’t let this be the first place you work because you will become jaded and exhaust yourself trying to succeed somewhere that doesn’t care how hard you work. Oh, and their “3 bonus programs” is worthless because when it times to negotiate for a higher pay, they’ll decline because suddenly your bonuses are considered a part of your base pay. Weird how that works. In case you can’t tell by now.. you should not work here.

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Uline Response
6y
We pride ourselves on hiring great managers and try to facilitate an environment in which hard work and quality results never go unnoticed. We also encourage employees to utilize our open-door policy and discuss their questions and feedback with management. If needed, our Human Resources department is always on hand to guide those conversations.Additionally, we are proud to offer our bonus programs to every employee at Uline because we truly are thankful for the hard work that our team members put in every day. Thank you for taking the time to write a review.
2.0
Jul 13, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Decent amount of time off, fun co-workers (management excluded), easily accessible locations due to the nature of the business (i.e. close to freeways for in- and outbound shipping).

Cons

Senior management. The company president instills the fear of God in everyone; that is, she rules through fear rather than positive collaboration. I gave her my two weeks notice simply because I needed to make a geographical shift, and when she was done screaming (and I mean SCREAMING) she told me to leave the building immediately. Gee, just the day before this, she considered me her right-hand man, like I could do no wrong. She's condescending, snobby, verbally abusive, belittling, and does not live in reality. It's too bad people like that get to enjoy the benefits of wealth, because Uline's president does not deserve anything but the worst.

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Uline Response
9y
Uline is a successful family-owned business. We strongly believe in Speed, Passion and Operational Excellence. For some, our culture is not a fit. And yet there are over 5000+ employees who continue to prosper in our journey, and who remain testimonials to our incredible growth. Uline is disappointed when talented employees leave, no matter the reason. We wish those who leave our company every success. But more importantly, look forward to recruiting new team members who are ready to share in our passion.
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