Powells Environment Employee Reviews | Comparably
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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
55
TOTAL
RATINGS
686

Powells Environment Employee Reviews

What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

My coworkers and the union.

Interacting with my co-workers, and being able to meet authors and work with books

Review from Sales Dept

A shared love of books and nerd culture, and due to the demographic of the staff, very queer too. It's welcoming in a way I thought I wouldn't experience again since graduating school.

Review from Sales Dept

Very inclusive and most of the people who are hired here are well read and have a mountain of work experience

The general outlook of my coworkers seems to be hopeful - hopeful for one day being respected and valued by upper management

Review from Customer Support Dept

What needs to change to make the company culture better?

Employees feel like they cannot be open about their thoughts about work. They fear retribution or retaliation from management or corporate. The demands of the job can be extreme since we are short staffed. Hiring practices seem white & male-centric. If you aren’t white, it’s hard to relate to mg

Review Sentiment at Powells

62
62%
38
38%

About Powells' Environment

B-
70/100

Where This Score Ranks Powells' Environment

TOP
40%

In the Top 40% of 1437 similar size companies on Comparably

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Not enough ratings to compare against companies in Portland

2nd

2nd place versus 3 competitors rated on Comparably

The environment at Powells is considered positive by 63% of employees and regarded as having a “moderate” work pace by 15 employees. Powells ranks in the Top 40% of 1437 similar sized companies (501-1,000 Employees) on Comparably.

Rate Environment the Highest

  • Experience - Over 10 Years
    +3%
  • Department - Customer Support
    +1%
  • Gender - Female
    +1%

Rate Environment the Lowest

  • Gender - Male
    -7%
  • Ethnicity - Caucasian
    -1%
  • Experience - 1 to 3 Years
    -1%

How Powells' Environment Score is Calculated

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Results from 31 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

AnswerPercent
7 or less35%
865%
100%
120%
More than 120%
On average, how many hours do you work a day?
AnswerPercent
Extremely fast13%
Comfortably fast26%
Moderate48%
A bit slow3%
Bureaucratic10%
What's the work pace at your company?
AnswerPercent
Positive63%
Negative37%
Is your work environment positive or negative?
AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Does someone you work with closely, make you want to quit your job?
AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Do you have a close friend at work?
AnswerPercent
5% or Less0%
5-10%0%
10-25%100%
25-50%0%
50%+0%
What % of the time are you bored at work?
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