Questions and Answers about Safeway

Not difficult. Did take mouth swab on site, no prior warning given.

Answered August 4, 2018

Need a better job.

Answered September 1, 2018

U get paid weekly

Answered December 27, 2017

Actual hiring process, application,interview which includes drug test and computer assessment test,then orientation at your Albertsons or a bigger location,then video safety and training,then you start a shift. my god how do some of you work at all.

Answered October 13, 2018

Since a lot of the tasks and duties required from Store Management at Safeway include store operations such as inventory management and cash handling, corporate would most likely promote from within or select a candidate with retail experience (of some kind).

Answered April 18, 2018

You're very lucky to get more than 30-40 hours now days. Typically they will schedule you 9 hours a day for a couple days a week. Shifts and hours depend on the store, but for front end they typically schedule 2p-11p, 3p-midnight, or 4p-1a for swing shifts, and 6a-3p, 9a-6p, or 11a-8p for morning shifts.

Answered April 18, 2018

My brother who has worked at the company for 30+ years said they were short handed. I went to introduce myself and ended up with my first interview.

Answered February 4, 2018

The 100% accurate answer is that both companies are currently owned by a group of venture capital firms led by Cerberus. Cerberus merged Safeway and Albertsons into a single entity with one CEO (Robert Miller, who was previously the CEO of Albertsons) and a single board of directors. The combined company is currently two years (as of January 2018) into the merger. Some legacy Albertsons stores have still not been migrated over to Safeway systems but eventually they all will be. In most cases the store names do not change but there are some instances where an Albertsons becomes a Safeway or vice-versa, depending on which banner is more familiar in a given market. The same is true for other banners such as Vons, Jewel Osco, Tom Thumb, Pavilions, etc.

Answered January 18, 2018

Every 720 hours worked you will progress to the next step and receive a 10 cent raise. There is also an annual raise of maybe 50 cents. Once you progress to the journey man step which is step 13 you can no longer progress which means you have maxed out at the highest possible pay rate allowed for your posisition. The only way you would be able to get a raise is at the store directors discretion or if you are promoted.

Answered May 18, 2018

I think there needs to be some change in upper management, but I don't want to see this company die.

Answered April 18, 2018