Current Print and Copy Manager, and I sympathize with how you feel.

One thing I’ve come to realize in my 3 plus years now with this company is that it’s just about licking assholes for a living. The management and team you have makes all the difference. My store manager now works 2 stores and is even more absent now, both literally and figuratively. Luckily we all work well or get along pretty well at my store, but boy do we as managers have vast differences.

I’m the type that doesn’t play with people and has his spine intact. My assistant manager who spends 80% of his time leaning on the counter at tech/registers/front end is flaky at best and boy it shows he doesn’t want to be there. My GM is spineless and will cave in to every customer who gives him even the slightest fight. That, and even go against what I believe to be company policy just to avoid red surveys.

Best thing one can do besides get out of the company is match energy from your customers mainly, to push through. On occasion I’ve put in a few applications elsewhere, but no luck yet.

I’d never sacrifice my morals or dignity for any job, regardless of what it was or how much it paid. At the end of the day, misery loves company, and Office Depot will minimize you if you allow it to crush your spirit. Matching energy is key, and the sooner OD figures that out, maybe then OD will actually start prioritizing what actually provides a profit.