Ralphs Employer Reviews

Bag boy duties as well as cashier duties. Bagging groceries as well as helping customes when needed and gathering shopping on a daily basis. As far as cashiers its as simple as it sounds. Scanning all items and making sure money is handled with etream importance.

I learned valuable skills from working here. Good management team

I loved working here. It was my first highscool job so it was very easy to juggle school and work.

The typical day is helping patient with their needs and make them happy.
I learned to manage stress.
Having good management make work easy.
I like to work with nice people as a team work.
The hardest part of the job is going to work without a good attitude.
The most enjoyable part of the job is solving problem before hand.

I was hired with the promise that hard work lead to promotion. After 15 months of working harder than anyone in my department and being told that I was up for promotion "next month", I've recently been told that my department has never been large enough to support an assistant manager.

In that time, I've had two store directors tell me that there was – more... no promotion because work was not getting finished. This department is chronically understaffed with a high rate of turnover. In order to get the promised promotion (to something resembling a decent wage) I have been doing the work of two people. Often working off the clock for over an hour while the manager comes in and points out even more work that needs to be done. I went without a lunch break for 6 months.

Management was aware that I was working off the clock. They have made reference to it, watched me clock out and go back to work, cut my actual hours when I tried to only work my posted shift, asked me why I was leaving the store on my lunch break or after my shift "when there is so much to do."

There were no promotions in the entire store for the 15 months I was there. I was not the only person working off the clock and not getting paid. The store has created a culture of unpaid labor. The store directors get cash bonuses for meeting certain goals. The employees lives are meaningless to management. If they can make an extra 5 bucks by having you come in for 4 hours shifts, 10 days in a row and then bullying you to work off the clock, they will happily do it.

it is also impossible to get a weekend. Even if you work only 24 hours a week, you will NEVER have two days off in a row. They get offended if you even mention it. (Have a life? but you work at Ralphs!)

The union got 25% of my paycheck. So I went for help there. My union rep told me that working off the clock can get me fired so I really shouldn't do it. But if I "had" to, that I should be more subtle. Not a single word about how illegal this is. It took 3 weeks of calling the union to get that non-answer.

Even health insurance isn't worth this. – less

Different responsibilities throughout the day. Helping out where needed.

I LOVE TO WORK AT RALPH BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY DEPARTMENT TO WORK THERE. THERE WILLING TO TEACH YOU ANYTHING

Typical day would be collecting carts, bagging groceries, answering the phone and helping customers. Co-workers and management were good. Secret shopers made it much more stressful since you are reminded of it a little to often. My favorite part of working there was collecting carts because then I would not have to deal with the bad customers.

- A typical day included coming in at 7am making sure the outside was clean and inside, taking out trash, sweeping, and cleaning. I also assisted customers with bagging, getting a particular item and assistance to car. Among all carts had to be put back into assigned front area.
- Learned how to interact with customers on a day to day basis with a smile – more... no matter what personal life problems were happening, came to work happy everyday.
- Coworkers become like a family, yet I did kept work oriented, customer service first.
- The most enjoyable part of any job with customer service is providing the right service to a customer making them come back again and share a smile. – less

I liked that i could choose my hours. I would get two breaks and a half hour lunch.

I learned a lot about pagers and cell phones. I dealt a lot with electronics and wireing. I learned a lot about management.

I am always on the go, on my feet, and running down customers who forgot something. Not to forget bagging groceries, weight varies, amount varies, and the amount of paper cuts at the end of the day varies. I feel like it takes a while to feel like I am apart of the family considering the mistakes I have made, but just keep working at it. We all make – more... mistakes and so did they. – less

A few years ago when working for this company I thought it would be good. It is if you have the right supervisors. I use to work for Albertsons which I really do miss and Stater Bros as well another good company and miss the people I worked with. Pay isnt to great due to that strike they had a while back back in 05 I believe. Anyway I was getting close – more... to my 90 day period. The assistant supervisor was a total jerk. I always thought it was becuase thats just how he is. The main supervisor of the store was as well just didn't show his real personality much. So one day Im close to my 90 day and they wanted me to clean up a few dirt marks around the store. They make you work your butt off for beyond low pay by the way. If you don't move like your making 300 a hour in reality your not your not a good worker in their eyes. After kindly telling a customer sorry I have to clean the marks on the aisle the assistant fliped out along with the main super for no reason. The assistant takes me on a aisle where no one is around and he tells me we are going to make a example out of you. If I had my way I would fire everyone but my friends. All his friends are fully white. I am white black and spainish. The way he was telling me I knew right then he was firing me becuase I'm not white enough to work. The look he had on his face as well he was beyond disgusted at looking at me like Im some mutant that should be put down cause Im freaking mixed with white and black. He pretty much told me he would fire everyone that isnt white at that store and wasn't even carefull with his words he flat out let me have it for not be white enough to work there. You bet your butt if I had enough proof I would sue the heck out of him for discrimination. We are not in the 1940s and it still kinda bugs me to this day but I do believe in karma. Also keep in mind when I was working there there was only about 10 fully white workers there. The rest were Asian,latino, mixed like me or black. – less

As a courtesy clerk I mostly interact with customers, which I find to be very fun and rewarding. Our customers and my co-workers create a very pleasant environment. I'm learning new things about how the front of the store operates everyday, as well as other departments. I haven't had any problems with my co-workers, and I'm sure if I did, my manager – more... would help work it out. All of the managers are pretty understanding and patient, especially when it comes to scheduling. The most difficult part of the job would be gathering carts, but it's usually only a small part of my shift and goes by quickly. – less

this was my first job everyone treated you great work was great I got to meet a lot of people plus it was down the street from usc so got to meet a bunch of cool cats

We all know that retail has its ups and downs, This industry is demanding, but can also be very rewarding. it allowed me to raise my family, without finacial worries.

Companys takes advantage of its employees. I had worked as a produce Clerk on and off and was never promised a position in that department. I was also under paid for the work i was doing and i felt i was taken advantage of. Management does not seem to care much as long as they have someone doing the job. The hardest part of my job was having to work – more... every department and not getting one cent more than my normal pay when i was a courtesy clerk making min. wage. – less

I learned to work as a team player.
The most enjoyable part of the day was a smile on our customers face

With this Economy the hours are cut, but the payments for the amount of work is not accurate, it should be a little higher.
Advancement is not possible unless willing to loose hour or get less amount of hourly rate and more work. Overall it is not a bad place to work, the only downfall is the advancement opportunities.

Ralphs offered plenty of room for advancement and i totally loved the management team. I am sad that i had to leave because of these reasons.