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Worst companies to work for in America

Last updated on: January 18, 2013 07:57 IST
Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York.

There are some companies that take care of their employees, while there are some that focus more on profits than on workers.

Let's take a look at some of the worst companies to work for in the United States.

Source: 24/7 Wall St

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Worst companies to work for in America

Last updated on: January 18, 2013 07:57 IST
Dish Network CEO Joe Clayton in San Francisco, California.

Dish Network

Rating: 2.2

CEO approval rating: 32 per cent for Joseph Clayton

One-year stock price change: up 37 per cent

Employees: 34,000

Overall rank: 1

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Dillard's has 30,000 workers.

Dillard's

Rating: 2.4

CEO approval rating: 22 per cent for William Dillard II

One-year stock price change: Up 43 per cent

Employees: 30,000

Overall rank: 2

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A shopper looks over mobile phones displayed at a Radio Shack store in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

RadioShack

Rating: 2.4

CEO approval rating: 32 per cent for James F Gooch

One-year stock price change: Down 78 per cent

Employees: 34,000

Overall rank: 3

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A Hertz rental car sign near Detroit Metropolitan airport in Romulus, Michigan.

Hertz

Rating: 2.6

CEO approval rating: 43 per cent for Mark P Frissora

One-year stock price change: Up 14 per cent

Employees: 23,900

Overall rank: 4

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OfficeMax store in Glendale, Arizona.

OfficeMax

Rating: 2.6

CEO approval rating: 39 per cent for Ravi K Saligram

One-year stock price change: Down 12 per cent

Employees: 29,000

Overall rank: 5

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Sears department store at Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax, Virginia.

Sears Holdings

Rating: 2.6

CEO approval rating: 30 per cent for Louis J D'Ambrosio

One-year stock price change: Down 19 per cent

Employees: 293,000

Overall rank: 6

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Robert Half International has more than 11,000 employees.

Robert Half International

Rating: 2.7

CEO approval rating: 55 per cent for Max Messmer Junior

One-year stock price change: Up 18 per cent

Employees: 11,300

Overall rank: 7

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Hewlett-Packard's Belgian headquarters in Diegem, near Brussels.

Hewlett-Packard

Rating: 2.7

CEO approval rating: 82 per cent for Meg Whitman

One-year stock price change: Down 38 per cent

Employees: 349,600

Overall rank: 8

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A Rite Aid store in New York.

Rite Aid

Rating: 2.7

CEO approval rating: 31 per cent for John T Standley

One-year stock price change: Up 3 per cent

Employees: 91,000

Overall rank: 9

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A GameStop store in Carle Place, New York.

GameStop

Rating: 2.7

CEO approval rating: 32 per cent for J Paul Raines

One-year stock price change: Down 21 per cent

Employees: 17,000

Overall rank: 10

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Bank of New York Mellon in Brussels, Belgium.

Bank of New York Mellon

Rating: 2.7

CEO approval rating: 63 per cent for Gerald Hassell

One-year stock price change: Up 7 per cent

Employees: 47,800

Overall rank: 11