Good and bad - Anonymous employee Safeway Employee Review

3.0
Jun 7, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Once you get in, very good pay, benefits, depending on which department you're in you can usually be out of there by six or seven.

Cons

Very little in the way of training, no real chance to move up in the ladder without going into management. Company's always cutting hours down, and trying to cap hours to save money while leaving cashiers/on-floor staff stretched thin. Politics/high school-esque drama rampant. Very picky on dress code (no facial piercings, 'unnatural hair colors', visible tattoos, though this does vary from store to store, depending on how lenient the manager is)

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Cons

Genuinely hellish work environment. Management is lazy and absent, customers are the most disrespectful and clueless I have ever encountered. Complete unrealistic labor allocation and expectations. As a PIC, I have to run 9 SCO robots, unlock cases for customers, perform transactions at Customer Service, and answer external phone calls. Customers rightly get frustrated at the complete lack of care by corporate, and take it out on employees.

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