Very much disliked working here - Meat Department Safeway Employee Review

1.0
Aug 11, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers were tolerable and i liked some of them. Scheduling was fine and able to work around school though i did have occasional issues

Cons

- store management was very cold and micromanaged -Did not feel cared about in the slightest. -Very difficult to get time off. -Communication is lacking. -Training and briefing on products is minimal -My personal department manager left all the work for me to do on my solo 4 hour shift almost every time which was often almost impossible despite being an efficient and fast worker. At times this caused me to have to stay 30 minutes- over an hour after my shift ended. Which was frowned upon by the company because they would have to pay me more. But if i didnt it would make it more difficult on openers and myself for future closes.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Nothing at all, only work at Safeway if you're about to be literally homeless

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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