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A great place to work
Seafood Team Member (Former Employee), Hillcrest – June 14, 2013
Great training and excellent quality. Good team environment.
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Excellent company with diverse customers and employees
Cashier (Former Employee), Aventura, FL – June 14, 2013
I loved working for Whole Foods Market. The company is very catered to the satisfaction and attention to their employees and that's reflected towards the customers.
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Unorganized workplace
Prepared Foods Team Member (Current Employee), Westport, CT – June 14, 2013
I learned a lot working at Whole Foods, such as how a hard day of work pays off and why customer service is so important. However, I do not like the work environment mostly because of the management. The managers do not listen to their employees and are only concerned as to how the regional team perceives their store.

To the most enjoyable part of – more... the job is helping customers figure out what the best meal option might be for them. I also enjoy cleaning at the end of the night because it gives me a task to focus on until the store closes.

The hardest part of the job is the hours. You either get a morning shift (starting at 6am) or a night shift (ending at 11 pm), therefore this job is very tough on one's sleep schedule. – less
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Amazing Job.
Team Member (Former Employee), glendale, CA – June 12, 2013
Pros: benefits
Cons: not so open with scheduling.
Great Place To Work. Customers Are Diligent. Food Is Amazing.
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Fun Place to work
Front End Worker (Former Employee), El Segundo, CA – June 12, 2013
Pros: good co-workers
Un-load arriving truck, stock warfehouse, stock fron-end, assist with customer service.
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Incredible team members and full benefits
CUSTOMER SERVICE (Current Employee), Charlottesville, Virginia – June 12, 2013
Pros: family atmosphere and full benefits
Cons: na
Begin the day by reading all information posted in the cashier office and sign off. Take a look over all produce products, noting any changes or new additions. Arrive at the front end prepared to open a register and provide exemplary customer service. Alert the Shift Lead that you have arrived and verify your expected duty or register assignment.

The – more... management was by far the best I have ever experienced. Open, friendly and extremely accomodating. Every individual is given and provides respect to team members and customers alike.

The hardest part of the job is collecting shopping baskets in summer heat and humidity.

Everything that is part of Whole Foods Market is extremely enjoyable and having been apart of something so successful and positive has changed my life forever. – less
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Great Enviroment, wine tasting bar
Grocery Supervisor (Former Employee), Napa, CA – June 9, 2013
Pros: 20% membership card
Cons: people always in your business
Just making sure tasks, and projects are completed in a timely manner, receiving shipments in a timely order. Also being safe in a warehouse enviroment
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Fun work place
Wholefoods Market Cashier/Bagger (Former Employee), San Jose, CA – June 7, 2013
It was always a good day at work in wholefoods.
Everyday we learned of a new product. What I liked mostly was that they really do care about the employees and liked the benefits.
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Entry level pay is so-so but opportunity for advancement.
Produce Department Supervisor (Former Employee), Schaumburg, IL – June 3, 2013
Whole foods in my experience is an alright company whether you're looking to work for them short term or long term. If you're attending school it is a good place to get in work your shift get out and make a few bucks. For those who are seeking to work for whole foods long term there is much opportunity for advancement but its on the individual to put – more... him/herself out there as somebody who wants to pursue higher positions. The health insurance is good and profit sharing is a nice addition to your check. – less
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It was a fun productive place to work.
Team Member (Former Employee), Pittsburgh, PA – May 30, 2013
Pros: great environment
Cons: nothing
I would label and stock new products. Help with food preparation and help customers find what they needed. I learned about different baked goods and food restrictions. The management and co-workers were great. I loved everything about this job.
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Great experience
Customer Service Associate (Former Employee), Philadelphia, PA – May 30, 2013
Pros: employee friendly environment.
Very employee friendly place to work. The work culture there at Whole foods made it a pleasure to come to work every day.
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HORRIBLE COMPANY
Cashier (Former Employee), San Francisco, Ca – May 29, 2013
Pros: nice ambiance
Cons: policies
Whole Foods, after they hire you, tells you later that they allow the employees in your department to vote you in or out on a purely subjective basis. I never would have accepted the job had I known this because it strikes me as bizarre and cannot possibly be legal. I witnessed rule breaking and law breaking while I was there for the short time I was. – more... My peers made it clear they did not like me. It got to be very disconcerting so I decided to quit.
I'm a really nice guy. I believe I was doing a good job and cannot understand why I was sidelined so quickly. All their hype about being a "family" (like they are a mob) and "care" is BS. What they really feared was being sued for this ridiculous policy. – less
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i loved working with the customers and a very friendly enviroment for the most part
Cashier (Former Employee), columbia, sc – May 29, 2013
Pros: 20% discount on everything in the store
1-a typical day would me be working the register all day
2-ive learned many new products the store had to offer
3-the management was somewhat understandable with my school schedule.
4-my coworkers where very friendly and accepting to the new people we had added to our team
5-the hardest part really trying to get more hours to support my daughter because – more... one day week really wasnt working to support her and myself
6-the most enjoyable was seeing friendly people all the time and being able to help them and there needs as best as possible. – less
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great atmosphere, high quality product, great company values
Customer Service Supervisor (Former Employee), Overland Park, KS – May 29, 2013
I enjoyed working for Whole Foods Market, a company that has an outstanding set of company core values. With these values, it really can guide your employment and decision making as you get promoted in the company.

I liked having a reliable quality product that people knew what they were getting every time.
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Great work environment
Grocery Team Member/ Courtesy Clerk (Former Employee), Tustin, CA – May 29, 2013
Pros: company encourage employees to try all the products in the store, medical plan is second to non.
Cons: not common but random aggrevation by customers
The store I worked was one of the most pleasant environment that I have ever experience. All the employees were great individuals that took pride an joy being there. Department managers were always understanding and flexible with their crew. Overall a wonderful place to work.
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productive and competitive
Receiving Team Lead (Current Employee), New York, NY – May 28, 2013
every day is an experience all its own. never boring always interesting
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Very interesting company that expands your outlook on Organic food.
Specialty Team Member (Former Employee), Miami, FL – May 28, 2013
Working at WholeFoods Market makes you feel like you have a second family. I learned that eating Organic food is good for a long healthy life. The Managment is amazing because they make sure everyone is on the same page when it comes to working expectations, My co-workers were easy to get along with and just overall enjoyable, The hardest part of the – more... job was picking up cases of wine and building displays. The most enjoyable thing about WholeFoods Market is going home everyday and knowing you enjoyed your shift, and that you cant wait for the next day – less
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A very non productive work place.
Grocery team member/Frozen Specialist (Former Employee), Santa Cruz, CA – May 24, 2013
Whole Foods Market in Santa Cruz is staffed by selfish people. The company claimes to emphasize team work, however there is little or no team work happening at the store.
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an enjoyable experience
Customer Service Supervisor (Former Employee), University Heights, OH – May 24, 2013
Whole foods taught me alot of responsibility. I was fortunate to work there for a year and learn how to engage a customer. A work day would mostly consist of constant contact with your customers and co-workers.Management kept us up to date on everything and we were well prepared to execute our job to the best of our ability. the pro was being around – more... enjoyable people , customers and co workers . the only con was i didn't take full advantage of my experience. – less
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Great environment and people to work with.
Guest Services Representative (Current Employee), Austin, TX – May 23, 2013
My co-workers are friendly and come from diverse backgrounds, the management is helpful and the environment is fast-paced. The most enjoyable part of the job is being able to work with people that are friends.
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