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horrible place to work....used to be great and went downhil past couple years
dont reccomend anyone work here .......managers come and go all the time training is horrible and they treat their employees like garbage its also a union company and the union doesnt do anything but collect your dues
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Not a good place to work
Quite stressful accentuated by low pay and very few benefits. I could not adjust to the work culture and this made the job very stressful. The management left much to be desired off
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Nothing I can think of
Cons
Stressful
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Good pay
Good pay and scheduling. Very nice management. I enjoy working here very much. The managers were very nice to me and I get a raise every six months. I got a big raise after 5 years working for them.
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Fun,and positive work place.
Maintain an efficient cash drawer.Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas.Stock shelves, and mark prices on shelves and items.Provide quality customer service.
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Fast-pace Work Environment
As the review summary suggested, grocery stores can be busy sometimes, and when it gets really busy, things can get hectic. Since it's a grocery store, people come and people go. This is true for both employees and customers. Your work experience will largely be dependent on the area you live in.
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Sterile, bland at best.
Compared to chains, grocery pharmacy's a walk in the park. Having said that, often times it becomes too bland. Ok for those who like that kind of pace
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Relaxed environment. Lunch selection because grocery store.
Cons
Not enough staff help when needed.
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For a Temporary Job, Not Great, Not Terrible
I've learned a lot about this company over the 3+ years I have worked here. I try to conduct myself honestly and with self-respect regardless, but when I first started here I was definitely naive. I would give 100% no exception. I would fix things other people did (or didn't do...) because I wanted my department to operate smoothly and efficiently. One night I even stayed until 2am because the guy came to turn off the freezer so they could clean it the next day. No one had told us of course, but if I didn't move the frozen food into the back, we would have lost thousands in product. I've also done research, and read product manuals on personal time to correct how we were using/cleaning certain appliances.I didn't expect the management at my store to give me a huge raise, or even give anything in return except some respect for my efforts. Woops.My schedule will regularly go bellow my minimum hours needed to pay my bills, to which I then need to plead for more. I finally get a schedule working 6 days a week, they hire two new people and I'm back down to 4-5 days. I stay an hour late because we were very busy, my coworkers are negligent, or they gave me two peoples work in a shift, next day "You need to clock out on time. Why aren't you finished when you're supposed to be? What's the issue?" When I try to explain, they don't want to hear it. Just fix the issue. I once said "I'll do my best" and was met with "Dont tell me that. Get it done." Edit: As much as I complain about the managers, I'm sure most of the issues are started at the corporate level. I would never want their - more...
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Community, friendly coworkers, easy work
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Inconsistent hours, bad communication, no upward potential
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Nice people
Cool people to share shifts with. Covid-19 made things challenging. So much hand sanitizer. People are respectful of your break time. Garage gets smelly in the summer.
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Meh
One of my first jobs as a teenager and it was as cashier. I have never disliked something more. The pay was minimum and despite having told them my availability they kept for longer shifts.
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Unprofessional worker place
Mangers doesn't care how they talk to you Manger doesn’t care how customers disrespect you they wont defend you eben when they know that the customers was wrong. Mangers will stand and let the customers continue to curse you out. If you are the type of perosn who sticks up for yourself the manager nor store wants you to be apart of the family
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Good coworkers bad management
Only worked there part time for school but the work was grueling. You are not compensated fairly for how hard you work. Wouldnt go back even if they begged.
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Official response from Safeway
January 20, 2021
Thanks for sharing your feedback. My email address is kelly.brown@albertsons.com if you would like to chat more about how we can create a better experience for our team. Have a nice day!
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Poor scheduling & management
low starting pay and Poor management; management lacks insight and genuine concern for its employees; hours vary drastically from daily to weekly; poor scheduling
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Too high expectations of their employees, overtasked
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Official response from Safeway
November 19, 2020
Thanks so much for leaving a review! I’m sorry that you didn’t have a great experience at Albertsons Companies. My email address is kelly.brown@albertsons.com if you would like to connect offline and chat specifically about what you think could be improved. Have a wonderful day!
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Underpaid for a hard job
Being a courtesy clerk isn't necessarily hard but I couldnr find the right word for it the job is like 5 or 6 different jobs pushed into 1 and the pay isnt all that great for it at my store im expected to do almost everything very fast and sometimes on my own which can get overwhelming quick when your name is being called over and over to different spots of the store
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Very Flexible schedule
Cons
Low pay
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An excellent place to work!
I really enjoyed my time at Safeway. There was always a great sense of camaraderie among myself and fellow employees. The managers were usually very helpful and supportive. The hours were usually very flexible and the pay was outstanding considering my position within the company (I was a Courtesy Clerk). I always felt like I was appreciated for what I did. Helping customers was my favorite part of the job. They were always so nice and fun to talk to. The only reason I quit was due to concerns with COVID-19. I would definitely consider going back again.
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Flexible Hours, Excellent Pay, Fun Work Environment
Cons
None
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It was good at the beginning
I got good hours when I first started but as time went on I started getting less and less hours and because of seniority I don’t have much options. We are understaffed a lot and customers can be very rude.
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Fun workplace will get you energized
Gave me a chance to show what I can be and what I can do for my self and my job the management team shows me positive feedback and makes me feel that I can accomplish anything.
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A relaxing work environment and fun co_workers to be around.
I have been working for Safeway since 2015. I love helping every customer and had no issues with staff members at work, and met new people along the way. The company help me develop new skills. When difficult situations arrive, I was able to solve them with a positive mindset.
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Laid back environment and awesome co-workers
Cons
The pay could use a bit of upgrade
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Not paid for hours you have to work
Safeway pharmacy is not the place to work. They decreased our hours but still have the same work load. So we are staying 2 hours after close of business and working like dogs. This is working at a feverish pace. And we are up 200% per our manager. I don’t know how the managers sleep at night. Pharmacists are making mistakes. They don’t care about providing a safe work place. It’s fraud waste and abuse. If you are in pharmacy school switch to another major. There are no jobs and the pay will be very minimum. My tech left to go work for more money at Chipotle. $10.40 an hour for tech pay. Wow.
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None
Cons
No breaks no lunch workload terrible
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Great
great company to work for. good benefits. nation wide company with great management. I real work experience with a lot of potential. I recommend anybody to work for Safeway, they helped me a lot.
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Terrible
I was bullying into quite because I found mold and other problems, and reported them to the store manager. The head backer also was not practicing safe work place skills
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