Low pay, Lack of senior management direction, Dearth of professional growth/promotion opportunities - Business Center Manager FedEx Office Employee Review

2.0
Mar 20, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

One of the few reasons to work at FedEx Office is the other team members you work with. Generally, they are excellent people, and the sense of teamwork within the "lower ranks" is exceptional.

Cons

There are many reasons NOT to work here: -The pay is generally low, VERY low if you consider all of the job responsibilities and exacting metrics that are used to track your performance. -The "bonus" structure is a joke - whenever people start making bonuses they change the program, continually moving the line making bonus nearly impossible to hit. They also structure the bonus program so that your bonus is dependent on someone else's performance - usually someone at a different store. -There is a huge lack of opportunity to advance, and advancement is usually based on being "in" with the HR representative and the DM, NOT on actually performance. While they used to have professional development classes, these were cut due to budget reasons. -Managers are expected to hit too many metrics, and there is a culture of fear instilled whereby the DM will address legitimate concerns with "Do you really think you will be working here that much longer with that kind of attitude?" Too many conversations with your boss will somehow incorporate "your accountability" into situations. -Praise and recognition are few and far between. You never be praised for getting anything "99% right", but you will always be blamed for getting something "1% wrong" -If you do want to work here, look at getting into the Sales department - it is archaically organized, lacks responsibilities, and can deal with any of the other departments autocratically *disrespectfully*.

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5.0
Mar 31, 2026
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Pros

Friendly coworkers and supportive team environment. Gained strong customer service and communication skills while helping with printing, shipping, and handling different types of orders.

Cons

Limited opportunities for advancement since you often have to wait for someone to leave before moving up.

4.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance, hours are flexible, team members are pretty nice overall, benefits are good, company is stable and job security is good

Cons

Way too many things to remember, they say “you don't have to remember everything, just know where you can figure it out” and thats all fine and good but there are so many places to go and you have to know where, and despite what they say there are things you cant find anywhere and just have to know, so many systems are just confusing and have no real guidelines to follow, and thats not to mention that every manager has there own places where they do it either the fedex way or their own way, and you never know until you get called out for doing something. Pay is also pretty low and the only way to make more is take on management roles

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