I used to work for OfficeDepot, so I have some insider knowledge of the issues with the company, and know just how little the corporate HQ does to fix anything.I am writing this after having my online order declined for the 2nd time. I work for a contractor and I'm trying to source a WiFi bridge as a temporary solution for a commercial customer. OfficeDepot understaffs it's stores to the point where correct inventory maintenance is IMPOSSIBLE. As such, both stores I've tried so far have declined the order as they are out of stock, despite the website (and therefore their store on-hand system) saying they had it. This is also partially due to "good faith receiving" that the store does. They don't count the inventory that comes in, because it's assumed to be correct. So if the warehouse misses an item, or if a pallet is loaded wrong, the store will have no idea.Then, I get a text from OfficeDepot saying a manager will call me about my order. THIS IS A LIE. OfficeDepot doesn't train managers to do this, and even if it did, they are usually too busy trying to put up a truck or help in CPD to make all those calls. OfficeDepot could easily send us a link or a text to suggest an alternate fulfilment option (another store, delivery, etc...), but can't be bothered to implement something like that.OfficeDepot is hanging on by a thread while they work to sell the company to staples. So don't expect anything to improve. OfficeDepot corporate just wants to do the bare minimum until it becomes somebody else's problem. So please don't be mad at Store Staff - it's not their fault. Vent your frustration at corporate - it won't do anything of course, but at least you'll be speaking to the correct people.The online order "15 minute" promise is another one of the reasons for these. When we had 1 hour (when I first started working there) to get these done, we had time to call other stores, or the customer, etc... to try and keep order fulfilment high. Then they switched to the 15 minute pickup WITHOUT investing the appropriate resources to pay for it (aka more associate hours for online order fulfilment) and suddenly, they can't do that! There's not enough time. So they just decline the order and move on. Can't blame them. If an order goes past 15 minutes without being filled or declined they get penalized. So, ironically, the 15 minute pickup guarantee actually made the service worse. But, of course, corporate is too stupid to understand that.This is why I usually order directly from Ubiquiti, Newegg or Amazon. OfficeDepot is just too unreliable and isn't going to change. If this order gets declined, I will walk into a BestBuy instead.
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