Veritiv Reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(940 total reviews)
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Salvatore A. Abbate

88% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Veritiv has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 940 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Veritiv employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation and logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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940 reviews
1.0
12 Dec 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The best part about this company was leaving. However, the people you work along side with at the local level (fellow reps, support staff, warehouse) are the only reason this company gets a 1-star. Above the people doing all the work mentioned earlier, the company sucks!

Cons

Management is out of touch. Local management (Buffalo) is petty and passive aggressive. Local management has NO IDEA how to sell based on relationships and customer satisfaction, and thus has zero leadership qualities. Upper management and CEO are all about the shareholder and couldn't care less about the sales reps, support staff, warehouse personnel, and most importantly, the customers. This company sucks to do business with and is even worse to work for.

1.0
12 Jan 2018

The Implosion Continues

Recommend
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Pros

Absolutely None at this time

Cons

Customer Service is expected to make the Magic happen. How can we make the Magic happen when the teams we need to work with are unable to understand what is needed. I have been with this company since 1982 and have gone through numerous buyouts and mergers. This one, by far is the hardest and the most frustrating. I have experienced stock outs of commodity product. Yet the product is overstocked in another division that is unfortunately not available for overnight transfer. The warehouse receiving product but the product is truly not on their floor. Requesting LTL shipment to arrive next day to only find out that the decision was made ,unbeknownst to me, that option was too expensive and the order would not be delivered in time for the customer's need even though it was blessed by a manager. It got so bad and so mixed up that even managers just said to me " Just Fix it". Yep - Make the Magic Happen. All of these issues were in just one warehouse in a matter of 3 days where the Legacy U employees had been laid off or "retired". The only people who knew the systems and how to manage the systems. The employees left were not trained properly and have admitted they do not know what they are doing. My customers are suffering! And honestly I am suffering. Work Life Balance is not a good thing with this merger.

2.0
8 Nov 2018

Unsuccessful merger

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

People are respectful to each other, Sandy Springs office is conveniently located next to Marta.

Cons

During Q3 earnings call, Mary (CEO) laughed when she said the reason for measuring EBITDA is because we don't make any money; that was quite appalling. This is no laughing matter, and you should be ashamed of yourself. I can't believe this CEO and few of the senior lead team are not fired yet. Senior leadership is too tactical, and has no strategy, at least that is communicated to my level. The company has too many veteran (legacy) managers who are good at creating busy work. The younger, fresher talent exist within the company but don't seem to be listened to or visible. This company could've been a success story. Sandy Springs office is so grim and lacks fun of any kind.

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Veritiv Response
7y
Thanks for your candid review. Communicating strategy to all levels of Veritiv is important to senior leadership, so it's clear that in your case that hasn't been communicated effectively. The company values input as shown by our Continuous Improvement Program, but the company continues to strive to listen to new and diverse ideas and opinions. As for Mary's comment about earnings, she was being as candid and honest as you were in your review. None of senior leadership views revenues and earnings as a laughing matter and have a clear, focused strategy in finishing integration and optimizing processes so that our customers have a better experience with Veritiv and the company can improve margins and make more money. Thanks again for your honest review.
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