H E B reviews

4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(14,371 total reviews)
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Howard Butt, III

94% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

H E B has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 14,371 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The H E B employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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14K reviews
3.0
Oct 22, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

H-E-B is a great company and job provider. I can understand why it's been thriving for the majority of its 100+ years of operation. As a part-time employee and a college student, it certainly caters to my lifestyle and is very flexible with its scheduling, transferring, and LOA periods. Periodic raises are a plus as well as its reward systems (VPP, partnerpoints, tickets, etc). Find a store that has U-scan and gas stations; this opens more opportunities for cashiers. Best advice I can give a cashier: Do NOT take things too seriously. Honestly, it's not worth the stress. You're a cashier, for G-d's sake.

Cons

Greatly depends on the location. I've worked at multiple H-E-B's, and your mood at work will be affected by the unique clientele of that location as well as the management style. Regardless, you will find yourself frustrated occasionally by customers who go so far as to verbally abuse you and threaten to call management or corporate over petty, trivial issues. There may or may not be favoritism when it comes to promotions. Expectations are lofty and high. After working the same job for 4+ years, do you really expect me to be excited to come into work when I spend half the night doing assignments and all morning going to classes?

2.0
Sep 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits. Friendly employer for students, military personnel, disabled, and speakers of foreign languages. If you get a good department head they will take care of you and everything will make sense. If not, they will at another store and replaced within 2 years.

Cons

There is often too many supervisors doing little to no work or too few cashiers to handle the workload. The rewards and advancements come to the people that are liked by management instead of those who work hard. Only those who suck up get promoted. There is almost no feedback at all besides a bi-annual review.

4.0
Sep 13, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good hours Excelent work-life balance Management listens to you Great Benefits Average pay They have a very robust infraestructure so you be sure you will learn a lot.

Cons

You will always have something to do, since work never ends, but if you are looking for something meaningful in your life, what do you think about space planning on the shelves?

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