AAFES Employer Reviews

I have worked here different times for different bases(posts). The process of a lot things are outdated but when it come to our military women and men they definitely "go where they go" so Ill just leave it at that.

NO BENIFIT PACKAGE FOR PART TIME AND NO CHANCE AT GOING FULL TIME.

Its a great place to start off from to get yourself going. Good benefits as well.

A typical day is greeting customers and handling monetary transactions at the cash register as they purchase items from the department store.

It was a very nice place to work with nice people. Selling things to a new family to the area and helping them to decide on what the need for a good price. Also letting the customers know about the deals of the day and updating them on the new technology thats out and how it can make their lives more easier

8 hour shift off weekends
Learned to be patient with management.
Co-workers are fun and make the day go by.
Hardest part is working overtime when they give you a hour notice.

I was a opening manager, our facility opened at 6am, so I had to arrive an hour before opening to get the store ready, we had a small Heat n Eat, with hot coffee, sodas, breakfast ready to eat items. Also put cash drawers in, interview, hired and trained cashiers. Order/recieved/stocked food and merchandise, and fuel. Took care of the audit of the paperwork – more... from the night before, helped cashiers when more than 3 customers where in line. I loved seeing those faces every morning, but being a military spouse I guess I have a special place for ALL those military men and women. Like the AAFES log is "we go where you go". – less

Working at AAFES was a pleasant experience and a real family type place of employment.
Management worked orderly in running things smoothly and keeping things productive and rewarding for all effort made to provide the best customer service.
The hardest part of the job would be working holidays.
THe most enjoyable would be the company morale; company – more... picnics, barbeques, luncheons, holiday parties and reward ceremonies had to be the best and kept the departments united and up for playing like a team. – less

It was a great place, I enjoyed my job but was laid off. Management was friendly. I operated pallet jacks

Work was great there, Almost everyone got along.
I learned cash handling computer skills and resolving conflict, management was great. Co-workers were great, wasn't really a hard part about it, the people I worked with was the most enjoyable.

Typically, a day at work consists of selling and suggesting products that meet what customers are looking for. Customer service is a big part of this and is in my opinion the best part of the job. I have learned valuable communication skills during my time at work here not only relating to customers but also to fellow co-workers and staff.

I work at Anthony's Pizza/Burger King and this is the worst job I've ever had. Within two months of working there, I was ready to quit. It's not the job itself that made working here a horrible experience, it's the managers and all of their BS. They are very unorganized, always short on staff (giving employees the same days off) or underemployed, each – more... one of them has different rules for EVERYTHING (so you could imagine that they can't agree upon anything), dating employees, complaints of sexual harassment, and most of all: THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU. Aafes does not care about you. They make us work in extremely high and low temperatures; during the winter, we had no heat and during the summer, we had no A/C. Customers complained about it and they weren't even in the kitchen!
I've been working here since 09/2011 and only once did I receive a CHEAPLY framed piece of paper of Appreciation. (Oh! Oh! But we did get a $200 bonus AFTER complaints.) Not once has a manager thanked me (orally) for my hard work. Not once has the General manager came into the facility for anything other than a problem.
If employers just treated their workers right and showed more appreciation, I'm sure it'd be a more enjoyable work experience.

Co-workers- I know everyone has their issues, but it seems as if these people have serious internal problems. In a nutshell, I feel like I am the only normal/sane person working there.

The only thing I enjoy about this place are the customers. Some are mean and nasty and others are very nice. Very few appreciate you & usually those are the frequent customers...But I still enjoy them.
Working here has built my character a bit and is also an aid to my public speaking difficulties.

Bottom line, the only reason I do like Aafes is because of their various employment options. Other than that, they are get-overs and you'd be a slave. Everyone is hired as part-time, no benefits, and the pay is not worth your hard work, however, it is better than what people are getting in the U.S. (for food service).
BUT sometimes when there are no other options, you have to take what you can get.

Best wishes. – less

Move packages to correct locations, load packages and mail into airline freight. I learned different airline flight names for mailing. The management was great, they perform their job very well. My co-workers are great at their job, they also train and perform the job function in a timely manner. The hardest part of the job was unloading the freight – more... from the truck manually. The most enjoyable part of the job was working in a friendly environment. – less

I wouldn't work here again. It was a temporary position and I was unaware of it.

A typical work day would consist of morning shift preparing cold prep items and heating up meats and hot items as well as opening up the store. Once the store would open they would have to serve customers that came to eat in the mornings. Afternoon and evening shifts would then continue to drop any items needed, refill containers, serve customers and – more... close up the store throwing out leftover food that couldn't be carried over and cleaning and sanitizing the workplace. Money would be counted and taken care of by the supervisor who was in charge of evening shift. The most enjoyable part of the job is having coworkers who you can enjoy being around as well as getting positive feedback from customers who appreciate what you do. The hardest part of the job is during lunch and dinner rushes where you try getting out orders as fast as possible without getting behind. Lunch rushes usually made us about $1800. – less

Safe work environment for serving military personnel food items. Enjoyed seeing our most important VIP soldiers who deserve the up-most respect for serving our country.

a typical day at work was trying to unload a truck with furniture that weigh 70 to 120 Ibs before receiving I learnd to use scanner and I learned to profie and shipped out merchandise my formam and coworkers were like family I was there 17 year but others were there between 20 and 30 years .everything I did was enjoyable it kept ny brain working.the – more... hardest thing about ny job was telling my coworkers goodbye and ill never see them again. I rate the company
a 5 star. – less

A typical day at work was always good because every day is different and it depend what type of personality you have. I learned how to help customer in the hard times. The most enjoyable part of my job was been able to help the customer and know that they were happy with the assistance.

the hardest part about this job since its in food service is the high volume of food you have to produce in a shot amount of time. I like this company though because they have different jobs you can do like office work, bx, food services, and you are on a military installation. I do not like how the raises are done though and most people are hired with – more... no benefits but the a is ok. – less

Had a great experience working here. They were very flexible with my school schedule. I ended up completing my college degree while working here. Worked with a great group of people! Enjoyed the challenges of being a young supervisor too.