It was definitely a learning experience and one which I would not repeat again. - Store Manager Trainee Jewel-Osco Employee Review

1.0
Apr 19, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

The pay was competitive and very good for recent college grads that were just starting out. There was a pretty clear and structured training schedule. There were mentors assigned to the trainees.

Cons

Poor work/life balance. A lot of the mentors didn't really want to help, they only "mentored" for political purposes. Very clickish. Many of the regular employees expressed a great deal of resentment toward the trainees. Sometimes the department managers were very unprofessional and unwilling to help the trainees learn valuable skills needed to succeed in the business.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

-weekly pay -no customers -consistent routine everyday

Cons

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2.0
May 6, 2026
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Pros

Fun Job. Time flies when working. Learn new skills.

Cons

Management does NOT care about you only the work you do. You will be overworked and underpaid. Very little training and they expect you to know everything within a couple weeks. Managers are lazy and will put their work on you! Work place is full of drama and creepy people that HR looks the other way because of 'popularity'. This is not the only location with problems the whole company is a mess. Constantly switching out district managers. Ops were horrible, they would come boss everyone around to try to make the shop look perfect in 1 shift, often making a lot of people miss their breaks and work overtime. Frozen loads and products would go to waste due to miscommunication between managers and no one seemed to ever want to fix any problems. Extremely low morale and high turnover. Stay far away from this place unless you're really sure you're only staying a while.

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